bio-engineering; synthetic DNA, that replicates - a bit scarey - Page 1

i think this should proceed real slowly;

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26768445

Yep. This is the Pandora's Box about to be opened. All those "unforeseen" consequences. We only discover those when it is too late.

What do you mean? We have it all figured out, masters of our universe.
 

I taught my AP biology students about this earlier this year.  The potential for creating better medications makes this technique fascinating! 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/08/030829071922.htm

Fascinating yes, as pro-science as i am as a layman i think these researchers should be on a short leash. once the the private financiers get a feint scent of a new market potentially worth billions of dollars the pressure will be on to get products on shelves, short cuts will be made and those short-cuts invariably involve researching every possible. scenario relating to public safety.


Ironically this could be gouda's armageddon he so desperately craves and desires, only it won't be for the bone head reasons he thinks.

gg curious, so on the one hand you draw pay to teach this stuff to kids but on the other you deny the fundamental platform it is built on and just think godidit.

how do you live with such a contradiction, you must have a divided mind where one side makes excuses for the other.

Vk4, I have no problem with micro evolution or natural selection, only macro evolution.  I also teach at a college prep Christian school where students are taught all about evolution, but are also able to openly discuss their beliefs about the Biblical account of creation.  No one tells them what to believe.   

Do you teach the genesis account of creation as a legitimate scientific theory worthy of equal time in the science curriculum?

i still want someone. to explain how kangaroos got to Australia. after the flood but never bumped into any other countries on the way or if they did why did they keep swimming all the way from somewhere in the middle east to oz.


can't see them micro evolving in the short time since the world got drowned by a vengeful. and pissed god.

No, I don't teach creation or apologetics in class.  They have Christian Ed classes for that.  But, when they ask me questions about Biblical creation, I answer their questions and provide them with resources.   I encourage them to think things over for themselves and talk to their parents and pastors.   

Good answer, i for one got no problem with religion taught as religion, would like to hope such classes look fairly at a range of religions and not brainwash kids on just one.

anyhoo thanks for yr honest replies.

the kangaroo thing tho i am genuinely curious as to a christian response in the context of the noah story. nothing special about roos, could have picked any number of unique species including different ethnic. groups in humans.

Not sure if I could provide an answer about the kangaroos that would satisfy you.  I haven't researched it.   Even creation scientists believe in Pangea so maybe the explanation would be that the kangaroos had migrated to Australia prior the break up of Pangea and were isolated there.