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Cyber Society

Posted by Johnny on Mar 26, 2010 in Blog, Glimpse of Tomorrow, Video | 0 comments

**Originally Aired April 2005 on Glimpse of Tomorrow** Text Transcript What happens when we all record our existence 24 hours a day seven days a week? When privacy comes only in controlled environments and any public venue is an always on recorded experience. “I’m ready for my close up Mr. Deville.” This radical change to society is little understood by the general populace and the reaction that seems to be the strongest is a pervasive fear of the loss of privacy. Unfortunately, as is the case in the whole genetics debate, it is like Pandora trying to close the lid after...

Chimera & Cloning

Posted by Johnny on Mar 25, 2010 in Biology, Blog, Glimpse of Tomorrow | 0 comments

**Originally Aired Jan 2006 on Glimpse of Tomorrow** Text Transcript When I say Chimera you may think of the old mythological Chimera that was said to be made out of three different creatures a lion, goat and serpent a savage beast, sprouting fire from its mouth that was killed by the hero Bellerophon. This may sound scary however this may not be as frightening as the Chimera’s that I am talking about. To biologists “ a chimera is an animal that is part one kind, part another, at the cell or tissue level. This distinguishes it from a hybrid, which is a blend of two species in every cell...

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