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1. 

   7/05/07

   robinj

   Genetic engineering goes against what I believe messing with nature in any form is a bit creepy to me.....designer vegetables yuck.......soul is soul you can't manifacture it....

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   7/05/07

   gosmelltheflowers

   This is just the start - google is SO powerful.
   
   (Hi google - we know you're watching)
   GO! Google, Go! Google (repeat to fade)
   
   We just posted about a site that buys DNA and the debate had started! Yikes...
   
   www.gosmelltheflowers.com/blog
   
   Great discussion youve posted - we'll follow this one!

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3. 

   7/05/07

   JayNeely

   It's interesting.
   
   People want personalization, but they don't want to tell services about themselves.
   
   People want order instead of chaos, but they don't want anyone to be in control.
   
   People want ads that are relevant, but they don't want to let services access information from where the ads are being displayed.
   
   In short, people want solutions, but when you tell them what it takes to get those solutions, they start crying foul play. Most of the Google conspiracy theories I've seen are absolutely ridiculous. How is your privacy is being violated, exactly? The only information Google can access is:
   a) Information that is publicly available. Or...
   b) Information you give them.
   
   Personally, I think the goal of gathering and organizing the world's information is very laudable. The benefits to humanity could be huge.

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4. 

   7/05/07

   gosmelltheflowers

   So true Jayneely, we've got to believe that and harness the power of the internet and what we chose to do using the medium....
   
   Evil laugh
   
   another evil laugh.
   
   This'll make for an interesting discussion thread for sure!

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5. 

   7/05/07

   metaxab

   Off course organizing such an information has huge benefits for humanity but controlling all this information means great power and absolute power (as centuries of history have shown) corrupts absolutely.
   
   Google collects personal information from gmail as well and that is personal information you do not actually grand them permission to have. Off course I also use gmail as many others in here I suppose.
   
   Having your DNA in a database optimistically speaking would be great for you because you could enjoy the benefits of personalised medicine. Pessimistically speaking have you watched Gattaca?

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   1. 

      7/05/07

      JayNeely

      Google is a publicly traded company, so while there's the possibility of corruption, there are many methods for undoing it. There's also always the possibility of government intervention.
      
      "Google collects personal information from gmail as well and that is personal information you do not actually grand them permission to have. "
      Uh... so... it was just your twin sibling that signed up for the service then? You never did it yourself? You didn't check any boxes saying you agreed to terms of use and a privacy policy?
      
      Besides which, Google does not collect personal information from GMail. They use computer algorithms to insert relevant advertising. The same kind of algorithms are used to provide spam filtering on every major e-mail service, these ones are just used to add info rather than remove it.
      
      Okay, track switch, DNA.
      
      I have seen Gattaca, awesome movie. Anyone who hasn't seen it should rent it today. But it's premise is definitely a movie plot. Genetic indexing is still a long ways from genetic modification. And everyone knows that genes are only half of the equation, if that. Natural talent is nothing without experience and motivation.
6. 

   7/05/07

   clockworkwar

   Google will kill you for writing such things, Google will eat you. The Googlebot is ready to get you You should not sleep anymore..... its after you!
   
   www.rosshetherington.com

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7. 

   7/05/07

   metaxab

   In the first post I failed to provide a proper link for my post titled "Google into Genetic Research" so here is my second try lsblog.org/blog1/?p=54

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