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February 16, 2016

Somewhere between Earth and Mars Science Fiction Became Science Fact
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2016
The little boy screamed at the top of his lungs when Bill Nye, the Science Guy, said standup and speak-up. A cute rambling question was deciphered as, yes, NASA can make you an X-man by an excited Dr. Alicia Jackson, CTO, Drawbridge Health, Inc. It seems a line of thought at NASA is to create artificial biology so only a tool set needs to be sent to Mars for colonization. A tool-set that is designed to mimic evolution by allowing the creation of life from 20 ingredients already on Mars. The simpli ... read more

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