Friday, September 4, 2009
the Matrix and Philosophy
Watch the above?
What questions does the film raise? what answers are suggested by the film according to this clip, or according to your interpretation?
What answers do you have? Do you agree with the ideas of the cave?
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Ethics - your views based on absolute/ relative ideas
What are the issues in this situation? Identify them and then discuss them as if you were an absolutist or relativist....
Pigs offer new stem cell source
Pigs
Pig organs are similar to their human equivalents
Chinese scientists have given cells from adult pigs the ability to turn into any tissue in the body, just like embryonic stem cells.
They hope the breakthrough could aid research into human disease, and the breeding of animals for organ transplants for humans.
It may also enable the development of pigs that are resistant to diseases such as swine flu.
Read the rest here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8078996.stm
Pigs offer new stem cell source
Pigs
Pig organs are similar to their human equivalents
Chinese scientists have given cells from adult pigs the ability to turn into any tissue in the body, just like embryonic stem cells.
They hope the breakthrough could aid research into human disease, and the breeding of animals for organ transplants for humans.
It may also enable the development of pigs that are resistant to diseases such as swine flu.
Read the rest here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8078996.stm
Thursday, May 7, 2009
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