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<b>Bridges by Edrei Zahari </b><br/>
<b>Bridges by Edrei Zahari </b><br/>
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In the aftermath of the World War III, a platoon of UN peacekeepers patrol a remote region of Russia in the effort to control bandit raids and counteract any insurgence that might threaten the newly signed truce between the United States and USSR. Patrolling the irradiated countryside may be a problem for most people, but not for these soldiers. Genetically enhanced to deal with the fallout from the nuclear war, they are the perfect warriors to handle any trouble. Or are they?
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In the aftermath of World War III, a platoon of UN peacekeepers patrol a remote region of Russia in an effort to control bandit raids and counteract any insurgence that might threaten the newly signed truce between the United States and USSR. Patroling the irradiated countryside may be a problem for most people, but not for these soldiers. Genetically enhanced to deal with the fallout from the nuclear war, they are the perfect warriors to handle any trouble. Or are they?
<br/>As they stumble upon an abandoned town, it becomes clear that some problems aren't always easily solved with superior technology and other problems are merely woken up by it. Now the peacekeepers are forced to band together with a known enemy to fight and even greater threat, one born from the desperation and darkness of the war. This time, the stakes aren't for the world peace, or for personal survival. This time however, the stakes are for one's sanity.
<br/>As they stumble upon an abandoned town, it becomes clear that some problems aren't always easily solved with superior technology and other problems are merely woken up by it. Now the peacekeepers are forced to band together with a known enemy to fight and even greater threat, one born from the desperation and darkness of the war. This time, the stakes aren't for the world peace, or for personal survival. This time however, the stakes are for one's sanity.
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<b>Catharsis: Dead Moon Rising by David Litherland </b><a href="www.sites.google.com/site/catharsisseries">Read more here!</a><br/>
<b>Catharsis: Dead Moon Rising by David Litherland </b><a href="www.sites.google.com/site/catharsisseries">Read more here!</a><br/>
In the near future, genetic engineering has grown by leaps and bounds. Getting your genes modified is as easy as (and less painful than) getting a tattoo.
In the near future, genetic engineering has grown by leaps and bounds. Getting your genes modified is as easy as (and less painful than) getting a tattoo.

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Stories Featuring Synthetic Biology




































NaNoWriMo





National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.



Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared away by the time and effort involved.



As participants spend November writing, they can draw comfort from the fact that, all around the world, other National Novel Writing Month participants are going through the same joys and sorrows of producing the Great Frantic Novel. Wrimos meet throughout the month to offer encouragement, commiseration, and—when the thing is done—the kind of raucous celebrations that tend to frighten animals and small children.



In 2009, NaNoWriMo had 167,150 participants. 32,178 of them crossed the 50k finish line by the midnight deadline, entering into the annals of NaNoWriMo superstardom forever. They started the month as auto mechanics, out-of-work actors, and middle school English teachers. They walked away novelists.



This year, NaNoWriMo and iGEM are collaborating for the first time to showcase stories featuring synthetic biology. See our NaNoWriMo-iGEM article at the Office of Letters and Light!