Oh i dunno - things have a way of tricking down to us plebes once in a
while - besides who but the "elite" could've accomplished such fiats of the
technocratic society we now live in and make use of.
It takes many factors - hard work, brains, nous, investment, and so on, to
get things achieved on whatever playing field you're on in this world - and
for all this planets woes, and evils, its the only one we have - so we ought
to work together as much as possible, and as best we can, even against all
odds at times. As to the "evil" dudes - well generally, when there's an over
abundance of rats, they tend eat there own anyway. Plagues will come of
their own accord, lets not start them or add to them.
Of course greater technological strides, also pose greater risk - hence
intense research, laws, guidelines, and thought, ought to be essential
components more than ever. Whilst humanity exists, for the present in a
"good and evil" paradigm - that is, there near always seems to be some
quirky negative that accompanies and shadows every positive advance in the
modern era, that extra bit of caution would not go astray - as it does
however, seem to be going presently.
----- Original Message -----
From: "tenebroust" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [CTRL] GM pigs produce new wonder 'green' droppings
> This stuff is truly frightening. Anyone who thinks human clones are not
already walking and talking better just rethink their position. Genetic
modification, cloning and the like, offer promise for better things for
everybody (who wouldn't like to have ready ade spare parts if yours fail?),
but it will only be the ELITES who have the best and SAFEST stuff. Us
cannon fodder will have to make do with the second rate untested crap which
causes cancer, environmental waste, etc. I suppose it is only a matter of
time before "Animal Farm" comes to life and we have pigs with human arms and
legs, now THAT is going too far in MO.
>
>
> On Thu, 04 May 2000, David Sutherland wrote:
>
> >
> > GM pigs produce new wonder 'green' droppings
> >
> > By Mary Dejevsky in Washington
> >
> > 2 May 2000
> >
> > If consumers were dismayed by the news that hundreds of
> > giant, genetically modified salmon are under production in
> > Canada, they will be even more alarmed by the arrival of
> > "enviro-pig", a beast genetically modified to produce low-
> > phosphorus faeces that are deemed less harmful to the
> > environment.
> >
> > A special report in The New York Times yesterday claimed
> > that the pig is one of a whole menagerie of animals - cows,
> > goats and sheep - being modified in America.
> >
> > Most are being altered to produce milk with specific
> > medicinal properties, for instance sheep's milk used to
> > treat cystic fibrosis.
> >
> > The fish could be on US dinner plates as early as next
> > year and could be followed by the other animals shortly,
> > thanks to scant intervention from the official US food
> > safety watchdog, the Food and Drug Administration, The New
> > York Times claimed.
> >
> > As with GM vegetables, the FDA's remit extends only to
> > food safety, and so long as the mega-fish are not found to
> > damage human health, they will be certified safe. Federal
> > regulation, the paper says, is running well behind advances
> > in the bio-technology sector, and the ease with which GM
> > fish, pigs etc can reach consumers only exposes the many
> > loopholes. In what one scientific critic described as
> > "ludicrous", the FDA has decided to treat GM salmon as a
> > drug and not a food for regulatory purposes.
> >
> > It currently has no authority to approve new foods before
> > they go on the market - an omission which suits the
> > producers, many of which are big and politically
> > influential conglomerates. Nor can the growth hormone be
> > regulated as an "additive" because it is not deemed to
> > change the nature or quality of the fish.
> >
> > A further obstacle to the regulation of GM produce in the
> > US is that ecological concerns are handled by the
> > Environmental Protection Agency, quite separately from food
> > safety, and it is environmental concerns that could be
> > uppermost with GM fish.
> >
> > The newspaper cited one recent study as showing that
> > certain types of wild fish could become extinct if they
> > mated with GM fish: second generation GM fish, it was
> > found, are shorter-lived and may be more prone to disease
> > than conventionally bred fish.
> >
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