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[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Subject: Re: [IP] Biowar for Dummies
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:59:57 -0500
From: Steven M. Bellovin <smb () cs columbia edu>
To: dave () farber net


> Making DNA turns out to be easy if you have the right
> hardware. The critical piece of gear is a DNA synthesizer. Brent
> already has one, a yellowing plastic machine the size of an
> office printer, called an ABI 394. "So, what kind of
> authorization do I need to buy this equipment?" I ask.
>
> "I suggest you start by typing 'used DNA synthesizer' into
> Google," Brent says.

Google?  There are five of them listed on Ebay right now, one of which
is in guaranteed working order.

                --Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb



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