It's really pitiful that on a supposedly geek-oriented site people are throwing around words like "burglary" and "broke into" without either evidence or explanation.
The only hard fact here is that the Democrats opened a security hole in their *own* machine - which the Republicans claim they were warned about a year and a half ago. The rest of this article is supposition, speculation and fear mongering.
Since the article only discusses engineered animals and plants possibly out performing native life forms. It says *nothing* about mutant genes somehow infecting other animals or people.
The first is a hypothesis about something that would have happened billions of years ago (when eukaryotes were still single-celled creatures) but it's still a fascinating paper.
Yeah, that's pretty much how viruses spread, isn't it? By infecting hosts, which involves invading cells, injecting RNA and reconfiguring the host cell to produce more virus.
On the other hand, as I said before show me one example where a creature more complex than a bacteria has taken up DNA from a creature it has consumed.
Otherwise just give up and admit you're spouting bullshit.
Oh, and a bonus question: show me a viral infection that alters the germline DNA.
If you don't want these fish on the market, you have to get Congress to pass a law banning them. You can't just sue someone for doing something you don't like!
They don't "glow", they fluoresce. The same way a black light poster fluoresces. In order to "glow" they would have to generate their own light, the way deep sea fishes do.
Sorry - the correct route is to introduce a bill in Congress, not sue random agencies (Health and Human Services?!?) for not violating their own charters.
They filed a lawsuit because they want a law passed?
Haven't they heard about the separation of powers? Jeez.
You know, we used to teach kids that if you want a law passed, you talk to your local representitive with the legislature. You know, the group that's supposed to pass the laws?
The judiciary is supposed to interpret the existing laws, not go around making up news ones!
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Plus, they're crying "Watergate" when, as yet, there is no evidence that the Republicans were the ones leaking the unsecured documents.
Who broke into what, dude?
It's really pitiful that on a supposedly geek-oriented site people are throwing around words like "burglary" and "broke into" without either evidence or explanation.
The only hard fact here is that the Democrats opened a security hole in their *own* machine - which the Republicans claim they were warned about a year and a half ago. The rest of this article is supposition, speculation and fear mongering.
Who posted this? Did they read the article?
A Democratic tech improperly gives worldwide read access to every account created on a server, and this is the Republican's fault?
Not to mention that there is no evidence presented that Republicans made use of this flaw - only claims by the Democrats!
Sorry, but "the majority is always right" is also known as "fascism" so, no, it's not a trite example.
Did the civil rights movement of the past 50 years mean nothing to you?
Then I guess Hitler was ethical, since the majority of Germans agreed with him at the time.
Sorry, I don't buy that. Right is right, even when everyone else is wrong.
Then I guess Microsoft is the most ethical company on the planet, eh?
Since the article only discusses engineered animals and plants possibly out performing native life forms. It says *nothing* about mutant genes somehow infecting other animals or people.
And for good reason, too.
I hadn't heard that leukocytes could pass the barrier - I thought perhaps prions were small enough to pass thru.
Interesting.
Yet, if that happened, wouldn't we expect it to happen every day, with natural DNA?
Any evidence that SARS has transmitted cat DNA to the infected humans, or AIDS transmitted monkey DNA to people with that disease?
The first is a hypothesis about something that would have happened billions of years ago (when eukaryotes were still single-celled creatures) but it's still a fascinating paper.
Thanks!
Ummm dude?
did you notice that my original post wasn't replying to you, but to HaveBlue?
So, in effect, you attacked me for defending you?
And you accuse me of not reading?
Yeah, that's pretty much how viruses spread, isn't it? By infecting hosts, which involves invading cells, injecting RNA and reconfiguring the host cell to produce more virus.
On the other hand, as I said before show me one example where a creature more complex than a bacteria has taken up DNA from a creature it has consumed.
Otherwise just give up and admit you're spouting bullshit.
Oh, and a bonus question: show me a viral infection that alters the germline DNA.
While it's a good theory, the transmission path has never been proven.
is wildly different from cross-species DNA transmission.
If it was so easy to move DNA from one species to another, why do the pharma companies spend billions trying to do it?
Since you seem to know a bit about this.
How do the prions get across the blood-brain barrier?
You can't sue anyone if no law has been broken!
If you don't want these fish on the market, you have to get Congress to pass a law banning them. You can't just sue someone for doing something you don't like!
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They don't "glow", they fluoresce. The same way a black light poster fluoresces. In order to "glow" they would have to generate their own light, the way deep sea fishes do.
Sorry - the correct route is to introduce a bill in Congress, not sue random agencies (Health and Human Services?!?) for not violating their own charters.
I would like you to provide some proof that any animal more complex than a bacteria has ever taken up the DNA of a creature it consumed.
What complete fear mongering.
And unless Congress authorizes it, the federal government doesn't have that authority, either.
Or are you just happy to see me?
I heat, treat and condition the water and I carefully measure the food, but I can barely keep the fish in my tank alive.
But you're telling me some gold fish is going to jump from my tank and magically infect the world with it's evil abilities?
They filed a lawsuit because they want a law passed?
Haven't they heard about the separation of powers? Jeez.
You know, we used to teach kids that if you want a law passed, you talk to your local representitive with the legislature. You know, the group that's supposed to pass the laws?
The judiciary is supposed to interpret the existing laws, not go around making up news ones!
If they are losing money at the prices they're charging, they must have some major structural problems.