tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979854712038256935.post376975157093890244..comments2023-07-02T00:55:16.312-07:00Comments on Methuselah's diary: Surely this can only be good news?Methuselahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10717394420587738823noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979854712038256935.post-73174848530784013922010-05-21T08:37:12.754-07:002010-05-21T08:37:12.754-07:00Apparently the abominable Dr Venter has embedded h...Apparently the abominable Dr Venter has embedded his email address into the DNA. An egotist? Surely not!Methuselahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717394420587738823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979854712038256935.post-71559231896234779422010-05-20T14:40:21.780-07:002010-05-20T14:40:21.780-07:00I have it on good authority that it is only the ge...I have it on good authority that it is only the genome that is synthetic and not the outer casing (rather like Gordon Brown some would say). But farmers have been creating new species for aeons now and look at the good that has done. Please also bare in mind that the head of the laboratories that created this (Dr Venter) was such an egotist that he liked to sail the world in a yacht who's sale was emblazoned with an image of his own smiling face....and that was not a pretty sightGregor 'ESB' Mendelnoreply@blogger.com