I would have to agree with you then. I may have misinterpreted Russell's tone - in which case I apologise. Richard P -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > As I noted at the start - I am coming around to your viewpoint but > do not believe a blanket prohibition is necessarily desirable - or > even possible. It was my belief that Russell, like myself, was recommending high caution, not cessation. Stopping the research has consquences of its own (Go see XXX And by that I mean the movie staring Vin Diesel about biological weapons) And we should be preppared to repel any attacks of a GE or biological nature, but as of yet, we don't have the facilities to handle that, and I wish it didn't matter. Though on the bright side, perhaps this will mean a greater likelyhood of fixing problems like the West Nile Virus, etc... Research is good, so long as propper safety protocols are maintained. Consider the implications of testing EMPs in the middle of New York. Same principle, only possibly worse... It's amusing that a thread I started about space craft safety started by completely ignoring the main point I made, instead latching onto the example I gave, and the morphed into a conversation about genetic engineering... - --Brendan - --- "Rejection out of hand of all but one's favoured alternative may cost you dearly in one way or another." -Russell McMahon -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use iQA/AwUBPWLNxgVk8xtQuK+BEQIFcQCgoq/x7BLiM6TBZJ81QWt6+A14a0AAoLJH lDVpPvUp3BBq86AKqyJdzmqi =PBFQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads