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> [Consider: The human genome consists of about 3.3 billion base pairs. Since there are only four types of pair, that amounts to 0.8 gigabytes of information, or about what you can fit on a CD. With a microwave radio transmitter,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-shostak/consider-the-human-genome-consists-of-about-3-3-billion-base-pairs/)

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