The discussions about mucking with the human germline has been around for a while. This report is about a major symposium that took place at UCLA back in 1998.
The scientists who argue for human germline modification make some interesting points. For example, they point out that we've already been altering the gene line by simply treating diabetics with insulin--if that diabetic then goes on to have children, we have increased the number of defective genes in the population. Same with cystic fibrosis. And yet, obviously nobody would argue against life-prolonging treatment for the "genetically challenged". So what's wrong with treating the germline for the positive?
They could likely tell you who might be good to contact. They have a speak out section on their website, touting the Napster Action Network. There's also a list of artists who have spoken out in support of Napster. Or, you might be able to take a look at the forums and find a couple intelligent postings from everyday people who might be in your area...
The addiction these days isn't even just sitting at a desk at home/work anymore. With the advent of wireless technology, modems on Palm devices, and even cell phones are becoming windows into cyberland. It's becoming more and more an accepted part of our culture to be hooked up; I think you'll see the addiction reaching more and more people as access devices get cheaper and cheaper.
This movie was one of the best I've seen in a while (and I'm a serious movie addict). Warm, funny, interesting--and all the more so because being in my 20's, I missed the moon landing event. The movie quietly showed what an incredible global impact this event had. The only "global event" I've lived through in my lifetime was the Y2K transition...not too much of an awe-inspiring "go mankind go" kind of event. The splicing in of actual TV and radio footage in my view absolutely helped show the importance, the nervous energy of mankind, the humor, and most importantly the vision that everyone focused on the dream of getting a man on the moon. It's amazing to me that only 30 years later, it's not a major all-encompassing news event for the space shuttle to be docking with the space station.
I heard an interesting interview with the director, and he said that when they were searching for 1969 props in the area, someone said, "hey, I've got some of those old computers"--turns out they were some of the actual computers used in Parkes during the event, even had a sticker on them "property of NASA".
yup. Interesting design, fun and detachable tablet, but the voice/handwriting recognition is useless as I'm not gonna speak/draw my coding. And if I'm still tied to a desk when I have to do the typing, what's the point. Just as easy to crash out on the couch and use a traditional laptop...
This product is good for those marketing folks with their powerpoint and graphs, that's it.
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You can read the express paper at Science.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,20040, 00.html
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/292/ 5526/2413a.
Huzzah for another great mystery of life revealed...
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/98/9/4835
It describes the methods used to create the paper (authored by people from Bell Labs and by E Ink corp).
The scientists who argue for human germline modification make some interesting points. For example, they point out that we've already been altering the gene line by simply treating diabetics with insulin--if that diabetic then goes on to have children, we have increased the number of defective genes in the population. Same with cystic fibrosis. And yet, obviously nobody would argue against life-prolonging treatment for the "genetically challenged". So what's wrong with treating the germline for the positive?
They could likely tell you who might be good to contact. They have a speak out section on their website, touting the Napster Action Network. There's also a list of artists who have spoken out in support of Napster. Or, you might be able to take a look at the forums and find a couple intelligent postings from everyday people who might be in your area...
The addiction these days isn't even just sitting at a desk at home/work anymore. With the advent of wireless technology, modems on Palm devices, and even cell phones are becoming windows into cyberland. It's becoming more and more an accepted part of our culture to be hooked up; I think you'll see the addiction reaching more and more people as access devices get cheaper and cheaper.
This movie was one of the best I've seen in a while (and I'm a serious movie addict). Warm, funny, interesting--and all the more so because being in my 20's, I missed the moon landing event. The movie quietly showed what an incredible global impact this event had. The only "global event" I've lived through in my lifetime was the Y2K transition...not too much of an awe-inspiring "go mankind go" kind of event. The splicing in of actual TV and radio footage in my view absolutely helped show the importance, the nervous energy of mankind, the humor, and most importantly the vision that everyone focused on the dream of getting a man on the moon. It's amazing to me that only 30 years later, it's not a major all-encompassing news event for the space shuttle to be docking with the space station. I heard an interesting interview with the director, and he said that when they were searching for 1969 props in the area, someone said, "hey, I've got some of those old computers"--turns out they were some of the actual computers used in Parkes during the event, even had a sticker on them "property of NASA".
yup. Interesting design, fun and detachable tablet, but the voice/handwriting recognition is useless as I'm not gonna speak/draw my coding. And if I'm still tied to a desk when I have to do the typing, what's the point. Just as easy to crash out on the couch and use a traditional laptop... This product is good for those marketing folks with their powerpoint and graphs, that's it.