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10 Ways Darwin Got It Wrong

Leo — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:34:40 +0000

This year marks the bicentennial of Charles Darwin’s birthday and, coincidentally, 150 years since the publication of his book On the Origin of Species. One of the most influential books in modern history, it has helped shape philosophy, biology, sociology and religion in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. But both Darwin’s theory and his book are doomed by major flaws.

Clinic offers parents opportunity to choose the sex of their child

Leo — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:28:09 +0000

British couples are being offered the chance to choose the sex of their child in a U.S. clinic. The controversial practice – known as pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) – is banned in this country, except in cases where it could signal genetic disease. The American laws on sex selection changed in 2001 leading to medical centres offering ‘family balancing services’. According to The Telegraph, the Pope has highlighted an ‘obsessive search for the perfect child’ and warned that a ‘new mentality is creeping in that tends to justify a different consideration of life and personal dignity’.

Biologist claims artificial life will be created ‘within months’

Leo — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:13:28 +0000

Scientists are only months away from creating artificial life, it was claimed yesterday. Dr Craig Venter – one of the world’s most famous and controversial biologists – said his U.S. researchers have overcome one of the last big hurdles to making a synthetic organism. The first artificial lifeform is likely to be a simple man-made bacterium that proves that the technology can work. But it will be followed by more complex bacteria that turn coal into cleaner natural gas, or algae that can soak up carbon dioxide and convert it into fuels. They could also be used to create new vaccines and antibiotics.