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Biopunk | August 8, 2001 | techsploitation |
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| Topic: Biology |
9:06 am EDT, Oct 18, 2001 |
"CYBERPUNK IS PASSé. The Internet boom was a joke. Steve Jobs is a dink, Bill Gates is a fascist, and Carly Fiorina has lost the Midas touch. The days of Mondo 2000 are long over. What new techno-arts revolution will come next? Which new batch of writers and mad scientists will inspire us in the 2000s? The answer has already arrived: it's the biopunk revolution." Werd!:) Biopunk | August 8, 2001 | techsploitation |
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BBC News | SCI/TECH | Scientists criticise Hawking 'hype' |
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10:55 am EDT, Oct 17, 2001 |
Here is the other side of the Hawking debate. I am not sure who's side to be on. Biotechnology and genetic engineering get slammed on a regular basis, and I think it is because people don't have enough information. I am confused by Hawking lately, because a few months ago, he was a proponent of genetic engineering, and now it seems he has changed his mind. Is that because of the recent bioterrorism scare? And if thats the case, why is genetic engineering the evil tool that is going to bring the human race to its knees? Things that threaten human life like anthrax, smallpox, and a host of other goodies already exist. Also, if Hawking does turn out to be right, and some doomsday virus is created that will swipe out human life, I don't think it is going to be created in a known scientific lab..... BBC News | SCI/TECH | Scientists criticise Hawking 'hype' |
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6:26 am EDT, Oct 17, 2001 |
Ok, this is getting kinda scary. THe national total of anthrax exposure cases are up to 42 now. My opinion is that this isn't bioterrorism from abroad...I think that someone saw the opportunity to take advangtage of these vunerable times, but it makes you start to think about people doing "kitchen biotechnology". Hrmm. New Scientist - Anthrax |
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BBC News | SCI/TECH | Colonise space or die, says Hawking |
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11:54 am EDT, Oct 16, 2001 |
Extracts from Hawkings new book, The Universe in a Nutshell. Echo's of Bill Joy's rant on technology: Hawking fears that someone will genetically engineer a virus that will kill the human race. The solution? Move to space. BBC News | SCI/TECH | Colonise space or die, says Hawking |
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