The decision of the European patent office in Munich to allow cloning of humans, is causing an uproar throughout the world. Questions are being asked of how and why this could happen. And the answers are not easily forthcoming. There’s a fact that the confusion and anger are present within the office itself. WEEK 10 February 21st to 27th
Some are claiming that it was all an oversight, that a mistake was made. The patent is not actually mentioning humans specifically, but the usual tag: «Not allowed on humans», are missing. And it’s valid immediately in all the 15 EU countries. Speculations run high, if it was done on purpose, that it was pushed through by the biotechnological industry «to break through a major barrier». Others are saying that «it was doomed to happen anyway, sooner or later, we could just as well be the first».
One thing is certain. According to officials, an eventual appeal is a long and painful process that might take years.
At least one company in the US is already freezing tissue samples from pets, to clone them after their death, «to reunite loved ones with their grieving owners».
Critical voices are saying that Pandora’s Pantry is about to burst wide open, and that «we can’t say we weren’t warned».
DECEIT BY BRITISH NUCLEAR PLANT
New reports are uncovering systematic cheating with Plutonium data by the British controversial nuclear plant of Sellafield. Reports from the British Atomic Energy Commission are criticizing security by the plant, which is reprocessing used atomic fuel. The reports are uncovering systematic wrong measurement by the skipping of so called «mixed fuel».
PROLONGED LISTERIA OUTBREAK IN FRANCE
At least seven people are dead after another epidemic outbreak of Listeria in France. Secretary of health Jean Glavany said Saturday that there have been 23 cases so far. Listeria may be lethal to pregnant women, children, older people and people with weakened immune defense system. It’s caused by a bacteria in food and the health - authorities are now attempting to track the disease to its source.
Entered 2000-02-21 and 2000-02-24