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Monday, October 30, 2006

PhD scientist or fourth-grader? posted by p-ter @ 10/30/2006 03:45:00 PM

The paper describing the sequence and analysis of the dog genome ends thusly:

For millennia, dogs have accompanied humans on their travels. It is only fitting that the dog should also be a valued companion on our journeys of scientific discovery.

The lamest line in a scientific paper ever?

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