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Topic: "Blood Music" comes closer to reality

From: Daniel Joyce
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: 10/01/2012

I remember reading in blood music where the hyper smart cells used special viruses as message brokers to exchange complex, large amounts of data between them.

Well, scientists have just invented it.

http://www.gizmag.com/bi-fi-biological-internet/24355/

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From: Greg Bear
Date: 10/31/2012

Thanks, Daniel! I've just become aware of "integrons," which perform many of the same functions within and even between cells. Fascinating material!

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