How far do you think it's safe to go with these new meglomaniac corporations and their scientists???
When should a scientist say enough!!!
Or is it just about seeing how far we can reach??? and worry about the consequences later????
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MORE MERCENARY SCIENCE
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/molecular_medicine/74458
Last June, Transgenic Pets of Syracuse, New York, unveiled plans to produce cats that do not cause allergic reactions in their owners. That is, it seems the industry of genetically modified (GM) pets to fit their owner’s tastes is about to start.
There already are transgenic cows that produce milk missing one component that causes allergies in a number of consumers. Also, pigs have been engineered with a cow protein that protects them against gastroenteritis. These two new man-made species can be justified for economic reasons; and, besides, neither cows or pigs have, in general, been considered house pets so their creation has not being highly criticized. However, the genetic modification of animals with economic uses poses other problems. Putting aside the question that if, just because we can, we should modify them for our own satisfaction and benefit, there is the problem of changing the environment and as, a consequence, man’s own future.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/molecular_medicine/74458
Last June, Transgenic Pets of Syracuse, New York, unveiled plans to produce cats that do not cause allergic reactions in their owners. That is, it seems the industry of genetically modified (GM) pets to fit their owner’s tastes is about to start.
There already are transgenic cows that produce milk missing one component that causes allergies in a number of consumers. Also, pigs have been engineered with a cow protein that protects them against gastroenteritis. These two new man-made species can be justified for economic reasons; and, besides, neither cows or pigs have, in general, been considered house pets so their creation has not being highly criticized. However, the genetic modification of animals with economic uses poses other problems. Putting aside the question that if, just because we can, we should modify them for our own satisfaction and benefit, there is the problem of changing the environment and as, a consequence, man’s own future.
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http://www.ekac.org/thehumanist.html
From a symbolic point of view the Glofish represents the chimera: a monster of legend, a cross-species hybrid, an amalgamation of body parts from different animals. This terrible creature of lore evokes alchemical fear because it is an affront to the sanctity of nature. By making the cultural transformation from fairytales and legends to suddenly appearing in our collective reality, the Glofish exposes the fears, superstitions, imaginations, and hopes attached to genetics, cross-species mutants, and alien life forms that humans have harbored for millennia. Now society has to decide how to respond to this culturally significant phenomenon.
From a symbolic point of view the Glofish represents the chimera: a monster of legend, a cross-species hybrid, an amalgamation of body parts from different animals. This terrible creature of lore evokes alchemical fear because it is an affront to the sanctity of nature. By making the cultural transformation from fairytales and legends to suddenly appearing in our collective reality, the Glofish exposes the fears, superstitions, imaginations, and hopes attached to genetics, cross-species mutants, and alien life forms that humans have harbored for millennia. Now society has to decide how to respond to this culturally significant phenomenon.
Scientists have found a way to mimic spider's silk and spin it in industrial quantities - by genetically engineering spider genes into a herd of goats.
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later the game evolved writing rude messages to each othe etc.... ... disguised as a few random lines and leaving them all over the place!!!