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All the News That's Fit Files Taxed Haman Cloning |__All the News That's Fit _| Files Taxed Human Cloning Human beings can be clonednow, —_ oped nations.” The Taxation Office appears to be breaking the law by sending confidential tax top nuclear physicist Sir Mark Oliphant re- Cloning and the crossing of unrelated file numbers to the wrong addresses. ported to a group of scientists at the Univer- species involve very similar techniques. All In February, Opposition MP Mr Don sity of Western Australia in January. an egg cell requircs to grow anew individual Cameron claimed to have five tax file num- A scientific team in Cambridge, Eng- is a complete sct of chromosomes - and it bers given to him by constituents who re- land, have already cloned animals and pro- isn’t too fussy about which chromosomes it ecived other pcople’s numbers. Mr Cameron duced fertile crosses between totally differ- will accept. An animal can be cloned simply said there was nothing to stop people from ent species, he said. by inserting the genetic nucleus from one of using the numbers in part-time jobs, and “They have produced a cross between a its cells into an ovum which has had its DNA pointed out it was illegal to tell anyone an- shcepand a goatusing laboratory techniques removed (the DNA is all in the nucleus) and other person’s number. and have achieved the cloning of animals the egg will grow from this blueprint. Intwocases the Tax Office sentnumbers which are identical, in whatcver numbers Humans and chimpanzces, for instance, to addresses which were 7 years out of date. required, can be easily crossed by inserting a mix of A NSW Privacy Commission report “What worried me most was the assur- chromosomes from each into cither a chim- recently tabled in the NSW Parliament said ance that human beings could be cloned just panzee or human egg. All that’s then re- that 1987’s tightening of privacy legislation as easily as cattle or tomatoes,” Sir Mark quired is a viable mother - chimp or human. to cover computer records (including Tax reported. Virtually any number of species can be File numbers) has not stopped the misuse of Advancing technologies “are based on crossed this way, provided their digestive private records. only partial knowledge of the infinite variety and circulatory systems, for instance, are A jilted lover used records from the and inter-relationship of all life on Earth, and reasonably similar. However, there’s little Department of Motor Transport to firebomb are driven by an insidious disease, monetar- control over which traits end up in the final cars and anti-abortionists have used them to trace the addresses of doctors and paticnts attending clinics. DMT records have also been used by men to find the addresses of attractive women and people anxious to buy ism, which has spread throughout the devel- cToss. cally possible”, it has occurred accidentally in women many times in Tare cars. the past and hundreds of Bank, Corporate Affairs and credit bu- abdominal pregnancies reaurecords have also been misused, accord- have resulted in live ing to the Commission. births. a rina nourishment through abdominal tissue and Preg n ant Pas various parts of the body will function as a womb. Men will be able to become pregnant and carry children to a caesarian birth within two years, according to Sydney gynaccolo- Rainbow Power Fungus Transforms gist Dr Jules Black. Dr Black, a Fellow of the Royal Austra’ | Nimbin’s Rainbow Power Com- Pollutants lian College of Obstetricians and Gynae- pany has developed what has been described cologists, said the first male pregnancy as the world’s most flexible water-powered “could occur any time now” and would hap- generator. The ccment-encased unit enables A fungus has been developed pen “within the next two years” people to run clectrical appliances and TV which decomposes a wide range of poisons ifkept away from vital organs the foetus sets with the power from a garden hose. by atcam of scientists from La Trobe Univer- could grow safely for nine months before “We are targeting remote areas in Aus- sity in Melbourne. The fungus destroys dan- being surgically removed. tralia and South East Asia where water is in gerous chemicals including DDT, dioxin and “There are always unscrupulous doctors abundant supply but electricity is not,” said lindane. who would not hesitate to perform such an engineer Karl McLaughlin. The head of the La Trobe team, Professor operation if they had the knowledge,” Dr. “Here it costs up to $10,000 for farmers John Waid, said trials to test environmental Black stated late last year. to have mains power put on but our units sell safety of the procedures are underway in the “Neither is there any shortage of Austra- for only $1,500,” he said. US and it was hoped the method would gain lian men willing to be part of such a proce- “Tt also allows people to be more self- approval there in the near future. dure. sufficient and not to have to worry about The process, involving a species of fun- “Transexual couples are crying out to electricity bills. But it’s no good for city gus which causes white rot in wood, can have children of their own and Sydney is the people because having water continually clean up polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) second biggest gay capital in the world.” running is illegal.” and organochlorincs, some of the worst While the procedure is only “theoreti- pollutants in the industrialised world. al Ld The Taxation Office appears to be | Human beings can beclonednow, oped nations.” breaking the law by sending confidential tax top nuclear physicist Sir Mark Oliphant re- Cloning and the crossing of unrelated file numbers to the wrong addresses. ported to a group of scientists at the Univer- species involve very similar techniques. All In February, Opposition MP Mr Don sity of Western Australia in January. an egg cell requircs to grow anew individual Cameron claimed to have five tax file num- A scientific team in Cambridge, Eng- is a complete sct of chromosomes - and it bers given to him by constituents who re- land, have already cloned animals and pro- isn’t too fussy about which chromosomes it ecived other pcople’s numbers. Mr Cameron duced fertile crosses between totally differ- will accept. An animal can be cloned simply said there was nothing to stop people from ent species, he said. by inserting the genetic nucleus from one of using the numbers in part-time jobs, and “They have produced a cross between a its cells into an ovum which has had its DNA pointed out it was illegal to tell anyone an- shcepand a goatusing laboratory techniques removed (the DNA is all in the nucleus) and other person’s number. and have achieved the cloning of animals the egg will grow from this blueprint. Intwocases the Tax Office sentnumbers which are identical, in whatcver numbers Humans and chimpanzces, for instance, to addresses which were 7 years out of date. required, can be easily crossed by inserting a mix of A NSW Privacy Commission report “What worried me most was the assur- chromosomes from each into cither a chim- recently tabled in the NSW Parliament said ance that human beings could be cloned just panzcc or human egg. All that’s then re- that 1987’s tightening of privacy legislation as easily as cattle or tomatoes,” Sir Mark quired is a viable mother - chimp or human. to cover computer records (including Tax reported. Virtually any number of species can be File numbers) has not stopped the misuse of Advancing technologies “are based on crossed this way, provided their digestive private records. only partial knowledge of the infinite variety and circulatory systems, for instance, are A jilted lover used records from the and inter-relationship of all life on Earth, and reasonably similar. However, there’s little Department of Motor Transport to firebomb are driven by an insidious disease, monetar- control over which traits end up in the final cars and anti-abortionists have used them to ism, which has spread throughout the devel- cross. trace the addresses of doctors and paticnts attending clinics. DMT records have also cally possible”, it has been used by men to find the addresses of occurred accidentally in attractive women and people anxious to buy women many times in Tare cars. the past and hundreds of Bank, Corporate Affairs and credit bu- abdominal pregnancies reaurecords have also been misused, accord- have resulted in live ing to the Commission. births. Embryos can gain nourishment through abdominal tissue and Preg n ant Pas various parts of the body will function as a womb. Men will be able to become pregnant and carry children to a caesarian birth within two years, according to Sydney gynaccolo- Ra i n bow Power Fu hgus Transforms gist Dr Jules Black. Dr Black, a Fellow of the Royal Austra) | Nimbin’s Rainbow Power Com- Pollutants lian College of Obstetricians and Gynae- pany has developed what has been described cologists, said the first male pregnancy as the world’s most flexible water-powered “could occur any time now” and would hap- generator. The ccment-encased unit enables A fungus has been developed pen “within the next two years” people to run electrical appliances and TV which decomposes a wide range of poisons ifkept away from vital organs the foetus sets with the power from a garden hose. by atcam of scientists from La Trobe Univer- could grow safely for nine months before “We are targeting remote areas in Aus- sity in Melbourne. The fungus destroys dan- being surgically removed. tralia and South East Asia where water is in gerous chemicals including DDT, dioxin and “There are always unscrupulous doctors abundant supply but electricity is not,” said lindane. who would not hesitate to perform such an engineer Karl McLaughlin. The head of the La Trobe team, Professor operation if they had the knowledge,” Dr. “Here it costs up to $10,000 for farmers John Waid, said trials to test environmental Black stated late last year. to have mains power put on but our units sell safety of the procedures are underway in the “Neither is there any shortage of Austra- for only $1,500,” he said. US and it was hoped the method would gain lian men willing to be part of such a proce- “Tt also allows people to be more self- approval there in the near future. dure. sufficient and not to have to worry about The process, involving a species of fun- “Transexual couples are crying out to electricity bills. But it’s no good for city gus which causcs white rot in wood, can have children of their own and Sydney is the people because having water continually clean up polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) second biggest gay capital in the world.” running is illegal.” and organochlorincs, some of the worst While the procedure is only “theoreti- pollutants in the industrialised world. oped nations.” Cloning and the crossing of unrelated species involve very similar techniques. All an egg cell requircs to grow anew individual is a complete sct of chromosomes - and it isn’t too fussy about which chromosomes it will accept. An animal can be cloned simply by inserting the genetic nucleus from one of its cells into an ovum which has had its DNA removed (the DNA is all in the nucleus) and the egg will grow from this blueprint. Humans and chimpanzces, for instance, can be easily crossed by inserting a mix of chromosomes from each into cither a chim- panzee or human egg. All that’s then re- quired is a viable mother - chimp or human. Virtually any number of species can be crossed this way, provided their digestive and circulatory systems, for instance, are reasonably similar. However, there’s little control over which traits end up im the final Rainbow Power Fungus Transforms Pollutants