In reply to David Baker.

@0f71f0cb2c5d58e90c535b7408cae94e:disqusÂ  Perhaps you've already seen biotorrents? Paper: http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0010071Â  site" http://www.biotorrents.net/about.php

(Though I gather @CameronNeylon:disqus is not so concerned about transferring the actual bits as doing so in an intelligible way).Â