THE BUDDHA IS SMILING
In the island park of Nirvana Nagar, a giant statue of the Blessed with its head in the clouds — against a golden orb, nimbused by…
Read articleOn Whose Shoulders We Stand: Reflections on a Historical Debate Concerning Scientific Ethics
Plagiarize Let no one else’s work evade your eyes Remember why the good Lord made your eyes So don’t shade your eyes But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize…
Read articleAGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION
The environment is a hot topic these days, with most people being aware of problems pertaining to global warming, air pollution, and/or loss of biodiversity. However,…
Read articleBIOFUELS AND THE PROSPECT OF CONVERTING PLANT FIBRES INTO GASOLINE USING ENZYMES
Today, there is a significant interest in alternatives to fossil fuels. This has arisen given the increasing public concern over the environment as well as the…
Read articleGUZZLE THE SUN: ENERGY TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE (FATHER AND DAUGHTER II)
10 year old Laura was bored. Sitting in their fuel cell vehicle, they had to queue at the “petrol” station. Not that there was any petrol…
Read articleA Short History of Canada’s Most Famous Citizen: The Canadarm
1981 The Canadarm debuts as the universe’s most famous arm when it makes its inaugural flight on the space shuttle Columbia. 2001 The bigger, better, longer…
Read articleTHE BIOTECH CONTEXT (VIDEO)
Quicktime 7 Required (High Speed Connection) PART I (114Mb) | PART 2 (146Mb) (Low Speed Connection) FULL (15Mb) – – – David writes, “As a geneticist,…
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THE BIOTECH CONTEXT
DAVID SUZUKI – MARCH 13th, 2006
Quicktime 7 Required “The Biotech Context.” (March 13th, 2006, Chan Shun Concert Hall, Chan Centre) AUDIO | PODCAST VIDEO – – – – – David Suzuki…
Read articlePATENTS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY: FROM A SATELLITE LOOKING DOWN AT OUR USE OF PATENTS IN THE GREAT PLANETARY SCHEME OF THINGS
Patents, by Providing more Research and Development, Benefit the People of the World. Well, except for… Patents allow inventors to have unique access to a market…
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A TERMINATOR LOOMS OVER THE LAND
By Eleanor Boyle,
Many Canadians are wary of genetically engineered (GE) food. So they might be surprised to learn that our federal government has been quietly lobbying for biotechnology…
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