I wasn't kidding on this one Nom - though it's just possible Bradford Northern produced their packs from mothers forced to work as miners and fed on granite and pies. They were the Mean Machine of 1970s rugby league, tossing the opposition the ball and then hunting them down regardless of possession of it or not (a bit like that stuff you colonials call football). Advances in what we can actually do with genes are well past the old ethical dross of the religious, well-meaning informed lay people and our half-wit media. Theory is still a long way from the ground in many areas, but the possibilities of success are now written in whole numbers. It's far more likely we will be (and are) experimenting with sea creatures that can fix massive amounts of carbon, and with our own immune systems. One experiment I am aware of up the road is about turning off genes designed to combat digestive tract parasites - in the absence of the worms these cause allergies- work on this has already led to abilities to force genetic changes in anti-bodies. My old department was called Biomechanical Engineering - this gives quite a lot away. Perhaps fortunately, though I'm not sure on this, many genetic systems have defaults that screw up our attempts to produce super-life.
On 13 Jan, 17:22, nominal9 <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Archytas, > I took it seriously... interesting. Found an older New Scientist > article, right off the bat (as they say... where does that figurative > language come from, by the way?... another question for another > time).http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14487-first-neanderthal-genome-... > Is there more... current ... info on this Neanderthal genome? Are they > actually going to try to "breed" one? Now, there's a moral/ethical > question for you.... If it bears out and you weren't kidding... I am > surprised that there hasn't been some sort of furor over the > prospect. In a very "immature" childish way, I would like to see a > modern "neanderthal specimen". I think that they were supposed to be > about four to five and a half feet tall, very heavy-boned and > muscular.... the human equivalents of little gorillas, physically. But > that doesn't speak to their mental abilities, necessarily, as well. > Neanderthals as "Super-Men" .... heroes or warriors for the modern > age.... great sci-fi potential.... > nominal9 > > On Jan 12, 11:56 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Colleagues just up the road from me have constructed the Neanderthal > > genome and now only require a few surrogate mothers. Normal women > > will do, as they are a close match. I'm sure there will be a rush so > > please stand in line peacefully. I have long suspected Bradford > > Northern produced their pack by this method in the 1970s. More in New > > Scientist - I'm sure it will gast your flabbers. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
