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| Craig Venter has created life in his laboratory, and is his wife ever angry. |
SAN DIEGO, California (Guardian) - Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, is poised to announce the creation of life in his laboratory.The announcement, which is expected within weeks and could come as early as Monday at the annual meeting of his scientific institute in San Diego, California, will herald a giant leap forward in the development of designer genomes. It is certain to provoke heated debate about the ethics of creating new species and could unlock the door to new energy sources and techniques to combat global warming.”If my wife ever finds out about me and my assistance creating life in the lab,” Mr Venter said, “it will be the coldest reception I ever had. She’s had her suspicions about us for some time. Now that Buffy, my star student and personal assistant, told me she is pregnant, I knew that the life we created in the lab would have far-reaching impact.”
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| Emperor Palpatine weighs in on the U.S. presidential debate. |
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NABOO - In response to Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) characterizing U.S. Vice-president Dick Cheney as “Darth Vader,” Emperor Palpatine issued a different opinion.
“I’ve heard Mrs. Clinton make the comparison of Vice-president Cheny to Lord Vader, and I was somewhat taken aback,” Palpatine said. “I know Darth Vader. I worked with Darth Vader. Darth Vader was a friend of mine. Dick Cheney is no Darth Vader.”
The Emperor was not kind to Cheney, however, calling the Vice-president a “stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder.”
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| Jimmy Carter (left) demonstrates Democrats’ standard surrender pose (AFP/Getty Images) |
ATLANTA (Charlotte Observer) - Former President Jimmy Carter said Wednesday that it was almost inconceivable that Iran would “commit suicide” by launching missiles at Israel.
Speaking at Emory University, Carter, who brokered the 1979 Camp David peace accord between Israel and Egypt, said Iran has a long history of pursuing world peace.
“Intelligence as far back as my time in the White House has shown Iran to be a stabilizing force in the region. It’s not like they’ve ever done anything to threaten the U.S. or Israel,” Carter said. “That’s why it’s important for us to embrace Mr. Aber … Ambdi … the president of Iran.”
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| Not everyone finds Google Street view handy. |
OTTAWA (National Post) - Canada’s Privacy Commissioner has raised concerns over a new Google program that lets users view and zoom in on street-level photographs that are so clear and precise, they can pinpoint an unknowing bystander and their exact location with the click of a mouse button.
Google’s new Street View application uses photographs captured at an earlier date to let computer users navigate through city streets and neighbourhoods in major cities quickly and easily.
But the program, which relies on pictures taken without the knowledge or consent of people in them, seems to violate many basic rights of citizens and poses a serious threat to personal privacy, according to Jennifer Stoddart.
“The problem is it’s a slippery slope when it comes to privacy rights,” said Colin McKay, spokesman for the federal privacy commissioner’s office. “You can read house numbers and see street signs. You can clearly see facial characteristics.”
McKay added, “It would be perfectly alright if Google was showing something that anyone in the world could do by actually traveling to the locations in question. But taking a picture of something and posting it on the Internet? That’s going too far.”
