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Canada and the World Backgrounder articles from October 2000
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Canada and the World Backgrounder archives from October 2000
The Precautionary Principle.(avoiding the use of toxic gases)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Many of today's scientific breakthroughs are full of such wonder and promise that we are tempted to rush headlong into their development. But, some voices have been raised in alarm and they're issuing a warning that we might be raring toward...
A Double-Edged Sword.(genetics)
October 1, 2000... Scientific developments often present society with new moral dilemmas, perhaps never more so than with the decoding of the human genome
"Science in the service of society." That's a slogan with a nice ring to it. Images spring to mind of...
A Twist on Creation.(cloning)
October 1, 2000... Scientists are on the brink of finding ways to cure some of our nastiest diseases, but their research, though fascinating, is highly controversial
Dolly the sheep proved cloning to be possible in 1996. Many scientists were excited that...
What are We Eating?(genetically altered food)
October 1, 2000... A lot of people think we could be headed for trouble by tampering with Mother Nature and producing genetically altered food. But those who promote genetically modified foods say it's no more unnatural than traditional selective breeding to say...
The Problem Solver.(history of computing)
October 1, 2000... Computers have been developed to help find answers; as the questions have become more complex so too have the computers. Now, some highly respected scientists are wondering if our digital world is on the brink of creating a problem of...
Cutting-Edge or Cutting Back.(teachers, education, sciences)
October 1, 2000... Clearly, science and technology are the engines that drive the new economy. However, if we are to believe the media, the science and tech knowledge of Canadians is so poor that we're falling behind the rest of the world in research and...
Going Boldly.(astrophysics, study of the universe)
October 1, 2000... What is known about the Universe is dwarfed by what is not known, so the science of the cosmos is a wide open field for phisicists who enjoy a challenge
Ho hum; scientists announced the discovery of nine new planets in the Universe in...
Quote ...(scientists)
October 1, 2000... "We used to think our future was in the stars. Now we know it is in our genes." Nobel Prize-winning geneticist James Watson.
"Nanotechnology will reverse the harm done by the industrial revolution." Discoverer of Buckyballs, chairman of...