Showing posts with label Genetics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Genetics. Show all posts

08 December 2018

A Watershed in Genetic Experimentation


There was great consternation at the recent report regarding genetic modification experiments being conducted in China. While such experiments have been done openly on embryos and in other contexts, this was a live experiment done on a viable human being. In this case the gene edited babies were made immune to HIV.

06 September 2018

Real World Elements in The Bourne Legacy (2012)


As a follow-up to the piece I wrote about Jason Bourne (2016), I thought some might be interested in a similar piece on the 2012 film.
Not as popular as the Matt Damon installments this movie also contained some interesting and suggestive elements. In some ways this episode took on a slightly more science-fiction based theme.