Experiments to create Britain’s first embryos that combine human and animal material will begin within months after a government watchdog gave its approval yesterday to two research teams to carry out the controversial work.
Scientists at King’s College London, and the University of Newcastle will inject human DNA into empty eggs from cows to create embryos known as cytoplasmic hybrids, which are 99.9 per cent human in genetic terms.
In this year’s South Carolina primaries, John McCain got 33 percent of the vote, compared to 42 percent in 2000, when he received 93,000 more votes than this time. But his 2000 performance knocked him out as a serious contender against GWB, whereas this year’s has made him the GOP frontrunner.
Now, more than six years later, it may be time to ask, “Is we improved?”
For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three nonfatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It’s just unacceptable. And we’re going to do something about it.
--G.W. Bush, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; May 14, 2001
There’s a site out there that is supposed to answer the question “what’s your blog’s reading level?” When you download the resulting badge (right) it attempts to put a spammy link on your page. Because of this I’ve removed all links to the site, but you can find it by searching.
I’ve always liked Rachid Taha’s Ya Rayah. This live version isn’t as tight as the one on his CD but it is spirited and delightful just the same. The lyrics go something like this:
Oh departing Traveler, where are you heading?
Your journey is bound to failure
How many travelers before you
Have sought the path with similar results?
How many cities and deserts have I roamed?
How much time have I wasted
Touring from one place to another?
Oh lost one, no matter how much you run away
Your destiny will end in exhaustion
Time has passed you by
And you have yet to notice it.
It’s not nice to make fun of folks who are probably trying hard but just haven’t quite figured out the way some things should be done. So I guess I should feel pretty guilty about posting this link to ten of the worst websites you will ever see. On the other had, some of these pages really are too amazing to miss.
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You can construct your flag from parts of existing flags at We Are Multicolored. But wouldn’t it be easier to do it from scratch? Anyway, here’s mine. The blue, from Cape Verde, represents the sea and sky. The white band, also from CV, represents peace. The Quetzal, from Guatemala, represents liberty.
The UK has approved experiments that will mix elements of human and animal DNA.
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