| good morning! |
[Oct. 19th, 2004|07:44 am] |
Sh'ma Yisrael Adonai Elohaynu Adonai Echad.
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| here comes the rain |
[Oct. 19th, 2004|07:44 am] |
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| Human reproduction: composite babies |
[Oct. 19th, 2004|10:13 am] |
Scientists seek to create 'three-parent' babies
NewScientist.com news service
Scientists in the UK are applying for a licence to create human embryos with three genetic parents. The aim is ultimately to prevent children from inheriting genetic diseases caused by mutations in DNA housed by their mitochondria - components of cells which produce energy.
The research application from Doug Turnbull and Mary Herbert at the University of Newcastle will be decided upon by the UK's regulatory body, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, over the next few weeks.
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| Environmental Microbiology: Lighting modifies genes |
[Oct. 19th, 2004|10:19 am] |
Bacteria are genetically modified by lightning
Lightning is nature’s own genetic engineer. By opening up pores in soil bacteria it allows them to pick up any stray DNA present, report Timothy Vogel, Pascal Simonet and their colleagues at the University of Lyon in France.
This hitherto unknown phenomenon might help explain why gene swapping is so common among bacteria.
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[Oct. 19th, 2004|10:59 am] |
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[Oct. 19th, 2004|01:28 pm] |
we know from Genesis that the tree of knowledge had at least one type of fruit - the low-hanging sex enabler.
now, the real question is: were there any other types? |
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| good night |
[Oct. 19th, 2004|11:24 pm] |
Sh'ma Yisrael Adonai Elohaynu Adonai Echad.
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