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George sends me this note:

…Dana brought to my attention your mug shot blog.

It’s common practice to also show a profile view and booking number.

So here’s the full photo from the archives of the Coriell maximum security repository (where the “cells” are kept at inhuman temperatures with no lighting; and where a life-term of over 150 years is more than a legal technicality):

…Thanks,

–George

If there’s a point to be made here (beyond the collection of further evidence of George’s well developed sense of humor), it’s that researchers will soon be able to order both cells and DNA from the PGP 10 via Coriell. The advantage, we hope, is that those samples will come with unusually detailed phenotypic and genotypic information (to say nothing of flattering snapshots). The question is: assuming someone else will pick up the tab (not a trivial assumption, I don’t think) how many of the next 99,990 exomes will be willing to make their cells and DNA available to anyone with “institutional approval?”

QUASI-RELATED UPDATE: George makes the list of The Ten Hottest Nerds (thanks Dana!)