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THE FIFTH ESSENTIAL CURRENCY. "The established physical picture of Reality rests on four currencies: space, time, matter and energy. For a century a fifth category, information, begins to be consistently viewed as an essential component of this picture." http://lnkd.in/dgrSGJW View in LinkedIn

DNA IS HEART OF BIOINFORMATION SYSTEM. "DNA ... A genuine information system, which is composed of a coder, a transmitter, a receiver, a decoder, and an information channel in between. No such components are apparent in a chemical system." (I admit that I have taken this quote out of context). http://lnkd.in/dS_7Ct7 View in LinkedIn

GRISLY CATALOGUE OF MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN. http://lnkd.in/dKZdVjF View in LinkedIn

INFORMATION IS THE KEY ISSUE. "The origin of genes, of cells ... All are concerned with the storage and transmission of information."(John Maynard Smith, 1999) http://lnkd.in/dS_7Ct7 View in LinkedIn

DU STORAGE. "About 95% of the depleted uranium ... is stored ... in steel cylinders in open air yards close to enrichment plants. Each ... up to 12.7 tonnes of UF6. In the U.S. alone, 560,000 tonnes of depleted UF6 had accumulated by 1993. In 2005, 686,500 tonnes in 57,122 storage cylinders" at three US locations. http://lnkd.in/dyTaBUC View in LinkedIn

LANDMARK IN SYNBIO. "Scientists have created the first synthetic chromosome for yeast in a landmark for biological engineering. Previously synthetic DNA has been designed and made for simpler organisms such as bacteria. The genes in the original chromosome were replaced with synthetic versions and the finished manmade chromosome was then successfully integrated into a yeast cell." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26768445 View in LinkedIn

DOMESTIC USES OF DU. "Consumer product uses have included incorporation into dental porcelain, used for false teeth to simulate the fluorescence of natural teeth, and uranium-bearing reagents used in chemistry laboratories." http://lnkd.in/dyTaBUC View in LinkedIn

BIOLOGY IS INFORMATION. "In biology, the use of informational terms implies intentionality, in that both the form of the signal, and the response to it, have evolved by selection. Where an engineer sees design, a biologist sees natural selection." (John Maynard Smith, 1999) http://lnkd.in/dS_7Ct7 View in LinkedIn

DU TOXICITY "in addition to being weakly radioactive, uranium is a toxic metal, although less toxic than other heavy metals such as arsenic and mercury ... its long half-life. The chemical toxicity of depleted uranium is about a million times greater in vitro than its radiological hazard." http://lnkd.in/dyTaBUC View in LinkedIn

A BIOLOGICAL PROBLEM = AN INFORMATION ISSUE. "What stymies the very few national security and law enforcement experts closely following this biological revolution is the realization that the key component is simply information. While virtually all current laws in this field ... restrict and track organisms of concern ... tracking information is all but impossible." http://lnkd.in/dyGvsfW View in LinkedIn