September 21, 2007
I was amazed at the number of articles in last Sunday’s Pilot that had to do with a biology or ecology related topic. The section news 2 featured one on almost every page. Did anyone else notice? Front page - “wayward reptile,” 2nd page - exonerated inmates by genetic testing, 4th page - DNA testing on eight skeletons for ID, 5th page - loneliness linked to DNA, 6th page - transplants; the pressures to pronounce death! AND on the front page, 2 of the 4 main articles were bio/eco. related: commercial wind farms for energy and breast cancer decisions based on DNA testing. What was even more noticeable to me was that almost all of these articles have a ethical component to them … tough decisions that must be made by consumers, producers and law makers! Are we prepared to do this? How do we, as a people, become prepared?