You are more likely to be unfamiliar with the name Kees van der Pijl, and understandably so. Although he is a scholar with significant credentials in his field, he does …
Patents on human DNA
If the (largely failed and lethal) genetic vaccines that are circulating for the prevention of coronavirus have nothing to do with genetic therapies and are unlikely to cause cell modification, …
gene drive (designed genetic appropriation)
The science, biology and techniques of gene drives Engineered gene drives are a new form of genetic modification that provide the means for permanent modification or even potentially the elimination …
Seeds of slavery, seeds of despair, seeds of suicide
These are the names given to the genetically modified cotton seeds of Monsanto that now dominate more than 90% of India’s cotton crops. Until the spread of genetically modified hybrids, …
new genome intervention technologies: european capitalisms strike back…
The following text, apart from being a section of a small tribute to (and against) genetic engineering, has a specific anti-informational significance. It is the official summary of a large …
mRNA: a technology with a bright future
There are still quite a few who, in the bliss of their ignorance, insist on considering the issue of genetic vaccines against the coronavirus as something that is “untouchable,” as …
artificial intelligence (and artificial consciousness?)
There is no commonly accepted definition of intelligence among philosophers or/and scientists, let alone the fact that it is accepted that it is not exclusively a human characteristic. Most agree, …
Finally, brain polyprize!
There are people deeply techno-religious, and there are others who pretend to be such because they are paid… as influencers… Both the former and the latter emerged from the opportunity …
The Internet of Bodies: the body as a technological platform
Less than ten years have passed since the Internet of Things was making headlines and fueling the dreams of tech enthusiasts everywhere. Smart clothes that can gauge your mood and …
Protection of neuro-rights?
Last September (before the elections that elected socialist/activist Gabriel Boric as president), Chile became the first capitalist country in the world to introduce legislation into its constitution for the protection …
parasites, theories about parasites, parasitic sciences and policies (guidelines for the staging of a health threat)
The “theory of pathogen pressure” concerning (human) values or sociality is a recent, comprehensive approach to human social psychology and behavior. As an ecological and evolutionary theory of human cultural …
Quarantines, obligations, fines, why not dogs too?
Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian author, best known for his popular podcast titled Revisionist History. Educated, with the kind of education you would expect from someone who wrote for years …