Our genetic databases are already corrupted [Science]

The big news, back in the day, was sequencing the human genome. It was a long, laborious process, and the resulting document was hardly a page-turner, but it meant that, if someone had the right technology, they could reconstruct human DNA from scratch. They could build a human. Now, they can build a whole lot of things. The National Center for Biotechnology Information has an online listing of genome projects both finished and unfinished, animal and plant. Among others they have the panda bear, the mallard, the moa, and the white-tufted-eared marmoset. The list is far from complete, but the work is ongoing, and one day, aliens may be able to use the web to find the way to re-build all the species on earth. More »

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