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Gene-Mod-O-Rama:
# World May Go Non-GM Says Campaigner. LONDON (Reuters) World agriculture
may still reject biotechnology, says a leader of the organic movement.
And pigs could fly if they only had wings, especially gene.mod pigs, eh?
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990717/01/science-environment-gene
# Stunted GM crop may 'help feed world'. (BBC) The plant gene behind the
1960s "green revolution" of dwarf varieties has been revealed and could
benefit farmers again. Anti-GM activists prefer mass starvation, plague:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_394000/394616.stm
@ Links: John Innes Centre: http://www.jic.bbsrc.ac.uk/
@ Food Future: http://www.foodfuture.org.uk/
@ Friends of the Earth: http://www.foe.org.uk/
@ Biotechnology/BiologySci Research Council: http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/
# UK Minister Tells GM Firms Public Comes First. LONDON (Reuters) British
Environment Minister Michael Meacher warned genetic food manufacturers
Saturday he would not be pressured into "riding rough-shod" over safety
procedures designed to protect the public interest. Then he hacked up a
hairball: http://news.excite.com/news/r/990717/09/science-britain-gm
: What's your favorite genetically engineered food? Was the bioengineering
done by selective breeding, hybridization, or more invasive means? Is there
a qualitative difference between such different biological technologies???
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# Chinese sect's protest leads to apology - Secretive movement that disturbs
Beijing dislikes `cult' label. (NYTimes) BEIJING - Nearly 1,000 members of
a spiritual movement known as Falun Gong held a 2-day protest inside gov't
headquarters in a southern Chinese city last week. Undeterred by a recent
crackdown on Falun Gong in Beijing, where China's leaders appear alarmed
by the size, organization & secretive nature of the movement, the members
entered the inner courtyard of Communist Party HQ in Nanchang, the capital
of Jiangxi province for two days and demanded the retraction of an article
in an official publication that likened Falun Gong, or Buddhist Law, to a
superstitious cult. Ignoring the danger implied in official warnings, they
refused to leave until a gov't official finally disavowed the article.
Victory: http://www7.mercurycenter.com/premium/world/docs/china11.htm
: Does your cult intimidate the Chinese Communist gov't, or any other gov't?
How much power do you wield? Do you use your power for good or evil? Why??
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SkeptiBriefs:
# US Firm Warns Of Y2K Scams. WASHINGTON (Reuters) A research firm predicted
that someone will steal more than one billion dollars in a scam linked to
year 2000 computer upgrades and that companies may lose billions. Watch
out: http://news.excite.com/news/r/990717/01/science-yk-fraud
# PIN-HOLE GLASSES DON'T CURE VISION PROBLEMS. These novelty "pin-hole"
glasses will help you see - due to the "pin-hole" effect - but they
won't permanently cure a vision problem. So save your money.
http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/DeanFullTextTopics.cfm?ID=14312
# Russian journalist denies treason. (BBC) A journalist says treason charges
against him have been fabricated in revenge for his exposure of environ-
mental pollution by Russia's Pacific fleet. They're out to silence him:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_396000/396336.stm
# THIS WEEK ON THIS WAY OUT - Best-selling gay African-American novelist E.
Lynn Harris invites you to "Abide With Me", award-winning gay journalist
Bruce Mirken about how he beat an Internet sting, and Utah lesbians & gays
declare war on the Mormon Church for declaring war on them. In NewsWrap,
Sir Elton John recovers from heart surgery, New Hampshire high schoolers
sue to establish a Gay Straight Alliance, Norway's World Cup team captain
comes out on the front page: http://www.planetout.com/radio/programs/two/
# Frenchman Found Penicillin First. PARIS (Reuters) A Frenchman may have
discovered penicillin 30 years before Scotsman Sir Alexander Fleming, sez
author: http://news.excite.com/news/r/990717/09/science-health-penicillin
# US ALLOWS WIGGLE-ROOM FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH. Federally-funded researchers
may have been given a loophole so they can use human embryo stem cells for
research. http://healthcentral.com/drdean/DeanFullTextTopics.cfm?ID=14314
# Crystal Chip Uses Chemistry For Speed. WASHINGTON (Reuters) Techno-nerds
have taken a big step toward making tiny, super-fast molecular computers.
Whizzing by: http://news.excite.com/news/r/990717/01/science-computer-chip
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# THE INTERNET AND LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS - educate yourself, save money:
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