From:	Tim Kerby <drekhead@***.NET>
Subject:	Interesting News
Date:	Mon, 11 May 1998 12:57:28 -0500

Reading today's paper is like reading lines right out of Shadowrun
history.

As most of you heard by now, Chrysler and Mercedes merged last week.
(More specifically, Daimler-Benz, Mercedes parent). Today, there are
talks of Mercedes and Nissan hooking up. That would put Chrysler and
Nissan under the same "roof". That could eventually lead to
Chrysler-Nissan produced vehicles, especially trucks.

Also, a researcher is teaming up with a corporation to map the human
genome, saying they can do it cheaper and faster than the current
federally backed Human Genome Project. Current estimates are that
they will map the entire sequence of human genes for $200 million and
do it within three years. The Human Genome Project is a 15-year
program, and has a budget of 3 thousand million (3 billion). They are
halfway through now, and only have decoded 3 percent so far.
If this researchers estimates are correct, this could have the
potential of putting human knowledge of genetics at or beyond the
scope of knowledge currently in the Shadowrun game.

Interesting stuff. Methinks a seer works at FASA, hmmm? :)

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