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One of the prominent writers in the field of "Biopunk" is Paul Di Filippo, though he called his collection of such stories ribofunk, a blend of "ribosome" and "funk". In RIBOFUNK: The Manifesto, Di Filippo wrote:
Why Ribo? Cybernetics was a dead science when cyberpunk SF was born, a cul-de-sac without living practitioners. Furthermore, the "cyber" prefix has been irreparably debased by overuse, in vehicles ranging from comic books to bad movies. The tag now stands for nothing in the public mind but computer hacking and fanciful cyborgs such as Robocop. And Weiner's actual texts do not provide enough fruitful metaphors for constructing a systematic worldview.
Why Funk? Punk was a dead music when cyberpunk SF was born, a cul-de-sac albeit with living practitioners who just hadn't gotten the message yet. The music's nihilistic, chiliastic worldview had already culminated in its only possible end: self-extinction.
What is Ribofunk then? Ribofunk is speculative fiction which acknowledges, is informed by and illustrates the tenet that the next revolution—the only one that really matters—will be in the field of biology. To paraphrase Pope, ribofunk holds that: "The proper study of mankind is life." Forget physics and chemistry; they are only tools to probe living matter. Computers? Merely simulators and modelers for life. The cell is King![5]
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High-profile autism genetics project paused amid backlash (nature)
Study aimed at collecting DNA from 10,000 people with autism and their families has drawn criticism for failing to consult the autism community.
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Network Analysis of the Corona-Complex (PDF) (Source)
"This graphic above shows connections between the Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust, WHO, GAVI and other NGOs and Big Pharma. It contains round about 6500 objects including like Persons, NGOs, Companies, Documents, etc. It also includes more than 7200 links between them. All information is publicly available. The following slides presents some selected organizations from this graphic."
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Human reproductive cloning: The curious incident of the dog in the night-time - By Henry T. Greely (2020)
"Sometimes what doesn’t happen is as interesting as what does. Cloning human embryos has been possible for nearly seven years. Yet as far as I know, during that time no one has made a cloned baby or, apparently, has tried to make one. And what I find most surprising is that no one has announced they intend to make one. Why is this ?"
Talks by Henry T. Greely
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Human cloning possible but remains 'abhorrent' in minds of public - Chinese company says its planned animal cloning centre could clone humans, too, eventually. (cbc)
Chinese scientists clone monkeys, break barrier to human cloning - Chinese scientists have successfully cloned two monkeys, breaking a key barrier to cloning humans. (nbc)
Cloned monkeys Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua sit together with a fabric toy.
Sun Qiang and Poo Muming / Chinese Academy of Sciences via AP -
Today in "the fall of western civilization"
"A new law in Australia gives authorities powers to hack the phones or social media accounts of ‘suspects’ and disrupt their data without a judge’s warrant. Some senators described it as ‘absolutely disgusting’ after it was rushed through parliament in less than 24 hours"
Medieval Lego Guillotine
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Today in "the fall of western and eastern civilization"
Pentagon running ‘secret army of 60,000 around world’ - Agents are involved in both domestic and foreign operations 🤡 How Data Brokers Sell Access to the Backbone of the Internet 🤡 China's cyberspace watchdog published a long (and unprecedented) set of draft regulations for recommendation algorithms 🤡 Study finds that Pfizer-Biontech "vaccine" reduces the immune response against other viruses than Sars-CoV-2 🤡 People given both doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were almost 6x more likely to contract a delta infection and 7x more likely to have symptomatic disease than those who recovered 🤡 Moderna Co-Founding Chairman Tells David Rubenstien that he's Made North Of 1,000X ROI 🤡 The new codes governing everyday life in China 🤡 National Taiwan University Hospital promoting vaccines with US & Japan Flags on ads 🤡 Extinction Rebellion demo left 120 tonnes of rubbish on London's streets 🤡 Remember when the government said it wanted to ban plastic straws to save the environment?
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Japan halts use of 1.63 mil. Moderna vaccine doses over contamination
"Japan's health ministry says foreign materials were found in some portions of the unused doses of Moderna Inc.'s COVID19 vaccine and the use of around 1.63 million doses manufactured in the same production line has been suspended as a precaution." [...] The composition of the foreign materials, a few millimeters in size, has not been determined. [...] "It's a substance that reacts to magnets," a ministry official said. "It could be metal."
Related: Tokyo's Medical Assoc. Chairman holds live press conference recommending Ivermectin (registered for human use in 1987) to all doctors, for all Covid patients.
Related: Data obtained by the Japanese from Pfizer showing that lipid nano particles used to deliver the mRNA concentrate in the reproductive organs ~48 hours after inoculation.
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"Pfizer has been a “habitual offender,” persistently engaging in illegal and corrupt marketing practices, bribing physicians and suppressing adverse trial results. Since 2002 the company and its subsidiaries have been assessed $3 billion in criminal convictions, civil penalties and jury awards."
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Today in "the fall of western civilization": Affiliations of Board Members at Pfizer (via)
Pfizer's board connects "leaders" from Facebook, Bank of New York, Presidential Commission on Election, NY University, Univ. of California, Citicorp, Gates Foundation, CocaCola, FDA, National Academy of Medicine, General Electric, CNBC, MIT, Goldman Sachs, AIG, Reuters, etc.
#Comment: Do not worry, there are absolutely no conflict of interests here - since they payed expensive Law and PR firms to remove any doubt and evidence of that...
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Scientists urge US Congress to reconsider bill that could allow genes to be patented (2019)
Nine Nobel prize winners are among 83 leading scientists and physicians who have written to US legislators urging them not to rush through changes to patent law that could lead to the patenting of genes—and even of laws of nature. The scientists’ letter echoes concerns expressed in a previous letter sent to Congress two weeks ago from 170 organisations, including many US scientific and clinical societies. Read more...
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Safety concerns raised over Impossible Burger GMO fake meat ingredient
The short (28-day) rat feeding study Impossible Foods commissioned showed worrying effects in rats, including signs of inflammation or kidney disease and possible signs of anemia
The solution to out of control meat production/ consumption is not biotech franken-food, but vegetarian- and veganism - it's simple & tasty
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Today in "the fall of western civilization": Amazon will pay you $10 in credit for your palm print biometrics
