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Happy Warriors: Plasmidsaurus

Fifty Years / Happy Warriors

Selected work led by Souvid as in-house Creative Director at Fifty Years.

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Mark Budde recalls paying $600 and waiting six weeks to read DNA while working at Caltech. He developed an overnight service for about $15, then spent a year running it from his shed as demand grew.

Creative note / I

In the film

A full day at Caltech. A drive to UCLA to pick up samples. The shed in his back garden until around midnight, and up again at about 4am to start the analysis.

The people behind the work

Credits.

Director / Presenter: Souvid “JIJO” Datta
Featuring: Mark Budde
Series: Fifty Years / Happy Warriors

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