Category: Unethical science
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Unethical f***ing science!
Swearing is actually a sign of more intelligence - not less - say scientists. (source) In a controversial move, a senior US scientific committee has given the green light to one of the most contentious forms of genome editing: where genetic changes made to human embryos will then be inherited by following generations. For the…
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BE AWARE: Pedophilia in modern era... The way to acceptance ?!?
From the child abuse inquiry of the British government (1) (something Thatcher knew) to the child sexual abuse scandal of the Catholic Church (2), the issue is already on our hands: How can we protect the children from assaults like this? Well, recently a conference held by the University of Cambridge gave the "solution": Do nothing! Because...…
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Babies. Health screening. Stupidity.
WILL my baby be healthy? It's a question that concerns every prospective parent. Now a service that creates digital embryos by virtually mixing two people's DNA will give a clearer glimpse of their possible child's health, and perhaps much more – before it has been conceived. The Matchright technology will be available in two US…
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Vaccines: Parents should decide on their own. [not Science!] (obvious?!?)
Whooping cough has turned up in North America after decades of near absence. Caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacterium, whooping cough is emerging from the shadows in response to a fateful switch of vaccines embraced in the 1990s, just when it seemed the disease was licked. The vaccine used today (acellular pertussis vaccine) has proved…
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Evolution, Eugenics, Hypocrisy.
Theory of evolution. Then: Three eugenics conferences. (1, 2) (1912, 1921, 1932) After that: Hitler. Why are we so surprised? Why are we so hypocrites?
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