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The Church Webisode

Jul 31, 2009

During the past few years, documentary-maker Marilyn Ness has been following the staff and volunteers of the Personal Genome Project around, says the Personal Genome's Jason Bobe. The first webisode, below, has George Church introducing the project, and his family, all set to some fabulous orchestration.

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