"G-Prize" To Recognize Innovation In Synthetic Biology

An anonymous reader writes "The inaugural G-Prize contest, conceived and exclusively sponsored by Gen9, was launched to foster creative and innovative approaches for using synthetic DNA libraries to constructively advance industries such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, biofuels and agriculture. Winners of the inaugural G-Prize will receive a free library of up to 500 GeneBits DNA constructs. Each GeneBits construct is a double-stranded gene fragment from 500 to 1,024 base-pairs in length, with error rates better than 1:2,500."

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[Anonymous Coward]

"Anonymous reader" my foot. I've got no problem with ads, but it pisses me off when they pose as genuine news; if Gen9 wants their press release covered, they should at least register an account...

Hmmm

[SJHillman]

I thought the G-Prize was being offered up by women to find a certain mythical place...

Re:Hmmm

[Neil_Brown]

Atlantis?

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[K. S. Kyosuke]

Atlantis?

Gee, finding that one is child's play by comparison.

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[TWX]

Nah, they'll just build a permanent auditorium in which to celebrate it's recipients, the G-spot...

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[Neil_Brown]

Presumably making the facility's urinals the P-spot?

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[k(wi)r(kipedia)]

I was thinking it was a prize offered by a certain Mountain View, California company.

How about the "Shelly Prize"?

[peter303]

After the the author of Frankenstein, arguably the first novel in the science fiction genre.

If I can vote...

[grumpyman]

I'll vote for SPAM. Long overdue.

Splice

[Baby Duck]

Next we'll see those creatures from Splice.

Google

[Tubal-Cain]

Did anyone else assume the G meant Google?