ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks dˈæʃ ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən hiː sˈɛnt ˈɔːl ðə kəmpˈoʊnənts ʌvðə dʒˌiːjˌuːˈɛs sˈɪstəm dˌiːˌɛnˈeɪ ænd stɹˈeɪnz təɡˌɛðɚ wɪð ɐ kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnsɪv jˈuːzɚz mˈænjuːəl tə nˌɪɹli ɐ θˈaʊzənd lˈæbz wˈɜːldwaɪd, bᵻfˌoːɹ pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən, paɪənˈɪɹɪŋ ɐ bˌaɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ˈoʊpən sˈoːɹs pˈæɹədˌaɪm ænd ɐ ɹˈæpɪd ˈʌpteɪk ʌvðə tɛknˈɑːlədʒi.
In 1986-87 he sent all the components of the GUS system (DNA and strains) together with a comprehensive users' manual to nearly a thousand labs worldwide, before publication, pioneering a biological open source paradigm and a rapid uptake of the technology.