Destruction of smallpox

[Bronwen Scott]

On Fri, 2 Aug 1996, Steve Tracey wrote:

> Nuclear devices have always been useful for those who need such things.  If
> you could eliminate them (difficult) they would probably just be rebuilt
> again anyway.

The difference between a living organism and a machine is that blueprints,
components and the ability to put them all together in a workable form are
available for one and not the other.

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Bronwen Scott                                   Department of Zoology
e-mail: Bronwen.Scott at jcu.edu.au                James Cook University
phone:  (077) 81 4171/4540                      Townsville
fax:    (077) 25 1570                           Queensland 4811
                                                Australia

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