Scientists Edge A Little Closer To Human Cloning
Friday, October 7, 2011 - 16:20
in Physics & Chemistry
I'll lay out something a lot of people won't like to hear; science is about understanding the world according to natural laws and that means sometimes breaking the laws of nature. How far that goes is a policy matter and it's for civilian leadership to decide.Researchers won't like being compared to the military but it's a lot like that; there is a job to do, a mission to accomplish, and the scope and limitations of that mission are determined by the public through their politicians but once that framework is established, it is up to the soldiers on the ground to decide how to get there. read more