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Subject: How would human dna be stored for 1000 years in an orbiting satellite?

Date: Sat Jan 13 16:34:38 2001
Posted by brian
Grade level: grad (non-science) School: university of illinois
City: chicago State/Province: il Country: usa
Area of science: Physics
ID: 979421678.Ph
Message:

I'm beginning an architecture project to design a time capsule. I want to 
have the time capsule actually be a satellite protected from man in outer 
space. The idea is to include a full map of the human genome, and use the 
capsule as a vessel to hold samples of human dna. Can this be done with 
the technology we have now, or will have in the next ten years. I am also 
curius as to wether satellites can be brought back to earth safely without 
the use of a space shuttle. Thank you and I hope to hear from you soon.


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