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Kaos
26-Apr-2007, 06:23 PM
http://www.wired.com/medtech/genetics/news/2007/04/gene_act

Damn...And I was looking forward to Jude Law immolating himself again.

Terran
26-Apr-2007, 07:27 PM
In Gattaca it was illegal to discriminate based on Genes.....but they did it anyway....


"My father was right. It did not matter how much I lied on my resume. My real resume was in my cells. Why should anybody invest all that money to train me when there were a thousand other applicants with a far cleaner profile? Of course, it's illegal to discriminate, 'genoism' it's called. But no one takes the law seriously. If you refuse to disclose, they can always take a sample from a door handle or a handshake, even the saliva on your application form. If in doubt, a legal drug test can just as easily become an illegal peek at your future in the company."

EvilNed
26-Apr-2007, 07:40 PM
That film is a masterpiece. Seriously, I love it.

Then again, certain jobs just require certain specifications. For instance, astronauts have to be so and so tall. That's discriminating by genes.

Kaos
26-Apr-2007, 07:58 PM
In Gattaca it was illegal to discriminate based on Genes.....but they did it anyway....
So are you saying Jude Law is going to immolate himself? ;)

Terran
26-Apr-2007, 10:34 PM
So are you saying Jude Law is going to immolate himself? ;)

Almost certainly....Itll be like christmas.....:mad:

Bongholio
29-Apr-2007, 10:15 AM
make sure he pee's and take some dead skin and eyebrow hairs first
then commence the weenie roast [lol]