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...observation that the Earth revolves around the Sun, Harkin said it was wrong of President Clinton to ban all such research, and wrong of Senator Chris Bond to propose legislation making the ban permanent. Freedom of inquiry is too precious to quash out of simple fear of the profound uncertainties inherent in duplicating human beings, Harkin riposted: "Human cloning will take place, and it will take place in my lifetime. I don't fear it at all. I welcome...
...stocks became the afterworld darlings of NASDAQ; the cost of most medicines fell to the price of a Mars candy bar; and meat became much tastier. Lawyers experienced what can only be described as a renaissance as all dimensions of law--particularly entertainment, copyright, conveyance, deeds and titles--underwent profound rethinking...
...Microserfs, often explored science issues. "A good jolt is good for the brain, and the news is so jolting--it's a good match." As for the technology, Coupland says, since it's new, "I'm willing to give it a chance--but it has such a profound capacity for abuse." He's quick to add that that has never stopped us before...
...people from playing God," Clinton imposed a ban on federal funding for human cloning experiments and called for a voluntary moratorium on privately-funded research as well. "Each human life is unique, born of a miracle that reaches beyond laboratory science," he said. "I believe we must respect this profound gift and resist the temptation to replicate ourselves." For the most part, the American public agrees: 74 percent say it's against God's will to clone a human, according to a TIME/CNN poll. The President had already taken a tentative step towards reassuring the public last week when...
...Smith's work consciously opposes the remoteness, emptiness and angst of modernity. Instead, Smith's photographs are filled with the beauty and whimsy of life, all that is graceful and lasting. Far from being shallow dreams of "the good old days," his photographs express a profound call towards simplicity...