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Hi All

Deinococcus radiodurans can repair DNA damage incredibly well even after its genome has been blasted to bits by radiation. If we could emulate that then we might have a longer lasting gene set. Perhaps we rely on too much epigenetic information for that too be possible?

Adam

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