 Blackstone Audio Presents Biopunk Solving Biotech's Biggest Problems in Kitchens and Garages By Marcus Wolson This book is read by Paul Michael Garcia To Rosemary Every orchid or rose is the work of a dedicated and skilled breeder Now imagine what will happen when the tools of genetic engineering become accessible to these people There will be do-it-yourself kits for gardeners who will use genetic engineering to breed new varieties of roses and orchids Also kits for lovers of pigeons and parrots and lizards and snakes to breed new varieties of pets Breeders of dogs and cats will have their kits too Domesticated biotechnology, once it gets into the hands of housewives and children Will give us an explosion of diversity of new living creatures Freeman Dyson, Our Biotech Future The New York Review of Books, July 19, 2007 The commission believes that unless the world community acts decisively and with great urgency It is more likely than not that a weapon of mass destruction will be used in a terrorist attack somewhere in the world by the end of 2013 The commission further believes that terrorists are more likely to be able to obtain and use a biological weapon than a nuclear weapon The commission believes that the US government needs to move more aggressively to limit the proliferation of biological weapons and reduce the prospect of a bioterror attack World at Risk The report of the commission on the prevention of WMD proliferation and terrorism, December 2008 Preface, bringing a child into the world is always taking a great measure of faith No matter when or where, parents have always had to believe that the future offered their kids something better, or at least not something worse Now is a weird time to have a child I wonder if parents ever had so many reasons to be pessimistic while at the same time feeling confident that their kids have a good chance at leading remarkable lives The promises and perils of technology weigh heavily on both sides of this emotional seesaw A few years ago the economist ran a cover story on some slightly obtuse advances in the scientific Sample complete, ready to continue?