D N A Arrays: The Steam Engine of the 21-th Century? Sorin Draghici* B i o D i s c o v e r y Inc., 11150 W . O l y m p i c Blvd. S u i t e 1170, Los Angeles, C A 90064 M a r c h 27, 2001 Fifty years ago the buzz word in science was nuclear energy. Everything from submarines to cars to toasters was eventually supposed to be powered by nuclear energy and a degree in physics made you hotter than Maxylyn Monroe. Twenty-five years ago, it was microprocessors and personal computers. That was the time when it was m to know the difference between a serial and a parallel port and you would have had quality time with your technically minded girlfriend talking about a handshake protocol. Even two years ago, the world was slightly different. The latest wave of craziness was called internet. Everything had to be internet enabled and you could find people reading thick T C P / I P books in your corner Starbucks. Sic transit gloria mundi. Nowadays nuclear physicists use their statistics on Wall Street, who cares about the difference between
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