Similar to the issues I discussed in Log 3 are those involving genetic alterations like those is Jurassic Park. One example of taking it a little to far in today's world is the genetically altered corn that is "round-up ready" (or its ver 2.0 "round up ready2yield"). It seems that not only have we started to just settle for what we have, ceasing to progress, but we are moving backwards. Instead of trying to make corn that, for example, naturally repels pests or uses less water, we go ahead and make one that is resistant to powerful chemicals so that we can continue to use outdated, harmful, technology. Genetic experimentation should be left to those who want to actually help us out, not just those who cater to big [pharma, business, etc].
Kind of like the Jurassic Park idea would be to clone the ancient varieties of humans, like a timeline of evolution. Perhaps that was a tad too controversial for Crichton but there it is. I don't know if my first reaction would be curiosity or if it would just be awkward to see them made; even just writing that sentence seems odd, i couldn't pick which verb to use. I feel like it would be kind of hard to see them as zoo creatures like the dinos or regular zoo animals. I think maybe the subtlety of the failure of the Jurassic park resides in the fact that it is not too different from this idea, perhaps it was not as obvious because they weren't humans, and therefore not as relatable but I feel like Crichton sort of touches on that idea with the hyper intelligent velociraptors.
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