To: Jeffrey [email protected]] From: John Brockman Sent: Mon 3/22/2010 12:08:47 PM Subject: code Can you go a little bit deeper for me re: meaning of "encryption methods are used in biological systems". Are you talking about scientists examining/revealing that there are natural biological encryption system that we are discovering, or is it more about synthetic biology where scientists are designing encryption for, say, the genomes the create? It matters because it's a different category of people to look for. ie, am I looking for a Venter or Mullis, or would it be the kind of people Steve Levy wrote about in crypto (http://www.stevenlevy.com/index.php/other-books/crypto) or that Markoff is reporting on now in his NYT cyber-security series, or, say, someone who works for Microsoft or Google. JB Mobile John Brockman President Ed e Foundation, Inc. New York, NY 10022 The Edge Annual Question 2010: HOW IS THE INTERNET CHANGING THE WAY YOU THINK? http://www.edge.org/g2010/q10_index.html EFTA_R1_01496117 EFTA02427049