Re: SOC/BIO Re: George Will joins the Bioluddites

From: Eugene.Leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
Date: Wed Jan 24 2001 - 12:52:40 MST


Brian D Williams wrote:
 
> Okay, I'll play. Obviously I think raising and harvesting
> engineered disencephalatic clones is going to be a slightly more

Microcephalic, not anencephalic. Actually, you could just knock out
a single gene, producing severe debility, and raise the result in a
sterile pig pen. Male, female: autoamplify. Dirty Tleilaxu indeed.

> difficult proposition than planting weed seeds in dirt.

You don't have to even operate a clandestine animal research
facility (little problem with that), you could just raise the
poor thing in a family setting.



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