Good ideas. And barely scratching the surface of possibilities. For example, if they had been able to genetically engineer Maharishi to have a bigger dick and a smaller ego, none of those damned Maharishi Towers Of Invincibility would ever have been necessary. :-)
From: "Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 8:33 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Oh great! GMO apples approved for growing in the US They modified the plant to stop producing an enzyme that makes the apple to turn brown. Just think, if we could do that to people, we could stop discrimination based on skin colour. I would not worry though, humans are exceptionally creative in finding things for disliking other people. There are many ways to produce 'new' organisms. With genetic engineering one can mimic things like cross breeding, or (and this is where the real potential for danger comes in) mimic natural mutation, or inserting genes from other species, or creating entirely synthetic genes. I think a glow in the dark 'spiritual' gene that activates when a person believes a spiritual philosophy with too great a percentage of gullibility would help identify people one might want to avoid, as the conversation with such would tend to be repetitive without progress. Not of much use here though. From: "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 5:37 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Oh great! GMO apples approved for growing in the US Just what you've been waiting for: an apple that doesn't turn brown. 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