Entry 215

What man has joined, nature is powerless to put asunder.
Aldous Huxley

The cloning of humans is on most of the lists of things to worry about from Science, along with behavior control, genetic engineering, transplanted heads, computer poetry and the unrestrained growth of plastic flowers.
Lewis Thomas

The advance of genetic engineering makes it quite conceivable that we will begin to design our own evolutionary progress.
Isaac Asimov

Even minor tampering with nature is apt to bring serious consequences, as did the introduction of a single chemical (DDT). Genetic engineering is tampering on a monumental scale, and nature will surely exact a heavy toll for this trespass.
Eva Novotny

Gene Technology is driven by a mindset that
recognises no moral values, is contrary to scientific
evidence, doesn't work the way it claims and is oblivious of
the grave dangers posed by the technology. It is bad science
working hand in hand with big business corporations under
the banner of free trade and free choice. It will
effectively take control of every aspect of our lives from
food production to reproduction. In the process it may ruin
our food supply, destroy biodiversity and unleash pandemics
of drug and antibiotic resistant infectious diseases.

Mae-Wen Ho