--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Far from being a homogenous \"Big…" description: "\"“Far from being a homogenous \"Big Science,\" biotechnology is highly diversified and heterogeneous. \"The\" human genome is not a single database, but a c..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe4/eduardo-kac-159646_bioart_far-from-being-a-homogenous-big-science_1594449.jpg" --- # Far from being a homogenous "Big Science," biotechnology… ![“Far from being a homogenous "Big Science," biotechnology is highly diversified and heterogeneous. "The" human genome is not a single database, but a cluster of semi-autonomous databases housed at universities, biotech companies, and independent research institutes. In fact, because any computer…” quote by Eduardo Kac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe4/eduardo-kac-159646_bioart_far-from-being-a-homogenous-big-science_1594449.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe4/eduardo-kac-159646_bioart_far-from-being-a-homogenous-big-science_1594449.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe4/eduardo-kac-159646_bioart_far-from-being-a-homogenous-big-science_1594449.jpg) > ““Far from being a homogenous "Big Science," biotechnology is highly diversified and heterogeneous. "The" human genome is not a single database, but a cluster of semi-autonomous databases housed at universities, biotech companies, and independent research institutes. In fact, because any computer user can, if he or she wishes, download the entire genome, "the" human genome is probably more distributed than we can guess. From: "Open source DNA and Bioinformatic Bodies" by Eugene Thacker”” [Eduardo Kac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eduardo-kac/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Biotechnology is decentralized, with the human genome existing as many semi-autonomous databases across institutions. **In simple terms:** Genome is split across many databases. Key Takeaway Support open, collaborative scientific research. Themes science decentralization genomics collaboration technology Mood analytical informative Type Biohacking:0 Diy:0 Evolution:0 Genomics:1 Open source:1 Science:0 Human Genome:1 Genome Single:0 Entire Genome:0 Genome Human:0 Genome Probably:0 When to use this quote - research labs - academic collaborations - public data repositories - policy making Key Concepts bioinformatics open source data ethics Questions to Reflect On - How does decentralization affect data security? - What are the ethical implications? 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