The greatest idea since thalidomide

footfootfoot · 09-15-2011, 11:55 AM

As Patton Oswalt said "We're science. We're all about coulda, not shoulda. They might as well have said 'Hey we just made cancer airborne and contagious. You're welcome.'"

SamIam · 09-15-2011, 12:14 PM

Well, actually, cancer is already airborne in a manner of speaking. Just to name a couple, breathing in uranium dust has caused cancers and ultimately death in many uranium miners. Then there's the link of rescue workers inhaling the dust near ground zero at 9/11 and now beginning to develop cancers.

While the article was about the industrial uses of genetically modified yeast, a lot of medical research is also being done on genetics (often on mouse cells) and how genetically modified cells can be used to combat all sorts of health problems.

I would be more worried about a viral pandemic than a few genetically modified yeast cells.

09-15-2011, 11:55 AM	#1
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09-15-2011, 12:14 PM	#2
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Well, actually, cancer is already airborne in a manner of speaking. Just to name a couple, breathing in uranium dust has caused cancers and ultimately death in many uranium miners. Then there's the link of rescue workers inhaling the dust near ground zero at 9/11 and now beginning to develop cancers. While the article was about the industrial uses of genetically modified yeast, a lot of medical research is also being done on genetics (often on mouse cells) and how genetically modified cells can be used to combat all sorts of health problems. I would be more worried about a viral pandemic than a few genetically modified yeast cells.

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