Scientists have moved from producing genetically enhanced tomatoes to genetically enhanced animals. The animal in question is salmon. This new type of salmon has an added hormone that allows in to produce their growth hormone all year long versus only part time. There is a meeting scheduled to vote on whether or not to approve this fish for consumption.
Eh, I don't really think it's that huge of a deal. Companies have been producing and selling GE (genetically enhanced) crops for years; it seems to me that they are pretty safe. The issue for me would be mostly centered around what the animal has been modified to do. For the salmon--giving them a gene that lets them grow all year is fine; it will produce more meat, right? I just don't think the GE animals should be allowed to compete with the un-enhanced animals. If that happens, the un-enhanced organisms will eventually lose out.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
No bonfire
The Florida Pastor Terry Jones has officially called off his organized Quran burning. He and his church members had planned the book bonfire to protest the plans to build a mosque near the site of Ground Zero. When he appeared on the Today show on September 11th, 2010, he confirmed that the burning had been cancelled and that it won't be rescheduled. .."Not now, not ever."
I am SO thankful that he cancelled his burning. This was a stupid, hare-brained idea that would almost certainly set off a huge chain reaction of anger and result in violence. I think that this was partly a publicity stunt; the other part was plain idiocy. Did he ever think of the consequences? Muslims everywhere would be outraged--what would the troops in the Middle East end up dealing with? I think it was very selfish of him not to take that aspect into consideration. I can understand why some people may disagree with the mosque. However, there are better ways to go about protesting this. No matter what religion, faith is faith, and I believe every single religion should be given the same amount of respect that one would expect for one's own.
I am SO thankful that he cancelled his burning. This was a stupid, hare-brained idea that would almost certainly set off a huge chain reaction of anger and result in violence. I think that this was partly a publicity stunt; the other part was plain idiocy. Did he ever think of the consequences? Muslims everywhere would be outraged--what would the troops in the Middle East end up dealing with? I think it was very selfish of him not to take that aspect into consideration. I can understand why some people may disagree with the mosque. However, there are better ways to go about protesting this. No matter what religion, faith is faith, and I believe every single religion should be given the same amount of respect that one would expect for one's own.
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