Rules

This is something I have been thinking about recently. People who follow rules to the letter do not understand what they (themselves or the rules) are there to achieve.

Synthetic life

I've talked about synthetic biology before (see here). This video from TED comes straight from the pioneer who created the first synthetic lifeform. The science is amazing, the ethics are profound and it puts a whole new spin on the concept of creationism (yes, as an atheist, I am being ironic). This, no doubt, opens up a new era in science which needs to be dealt with responsibly.