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*   **From:** Martin Nowak
*   **CC:** Lesley Groff, Corina Tarnita
*   **Sent:** Sun Nov 07 15:23:54 2010
*   **Subject:** Re: references

george

no skepticism, only complete amazement! many thanks for sending me the links. i must study them carefully.

best wishes
martin

On Nov 4, 2010, at 7:48 AM, George Church wrote:

I sensed skepticism and/or curiosity on Sunday, so I'm enclosing some references below:

1) Reading and writing DNA have improved faster than Moore's law (10- fold per year rather than 1.5-fold) for a few years now:http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v27/n12/pdf/nbt.1590.pdf

	2) Accelerated Evolution via Multiplex Automated Genome Engineering

(MAGE):

http://arep.med.harvard.edu/pdf/Wang.Isaacs.Nature09.pdf

3) Virus-resistant genetic codes:
http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/safeguarding_biology/
(& Science manuscript in revision).

4) Mirror life: Dec 2010 issue of Wired (& Nature manuscript in revision)

5) Cellularization of lung, liver, heart scaffolds and working transplants:
http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v16/n7/full/nm.2170.html
http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v16/n8/full/nm.2193.html
http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v14/n2/pdf/nm1684.pdf
(similar papers exist on bladder, artery, esophagus, skin, trachea -- we have a project in progress attempting all organs at once).

-- George
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