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Myanmar leaders to meet Suu Kyi this week | News | DW.COM | 30.11.2015

Suu Kyi has reportedly met Parliament Speaker Shwe Mann and other important powerbrokers several times since the election.November’s election was a landmark vote for many reasons. Since 2011, Myanmar – which used to be known as Burma – has transitioned towards democracy following more than five decades of military rule.Although her party won 1990 general electionf, the military ignored the result and Suu Kyi was kept under house arrest for almost 15 years.Despite fears that the military may once again ignore the NLD’s win, both Thein Sein and General Hlaing have congratulated Suu Kyi on the poll victory and promised to respect the result.

Source: Myanmar leaders to meet Suu Kyi this week | News | DW.COM | 30.11.2015

US scientists, activists call for global ban on ‘designer babies’ gene modification – ABC News 

{Please don’t do Josef Mengele proud!}

The Centre for Genetics and Society (CGS) and the activist group Friends of the Earth issued the report a day before a major international meeting in Washington to discuss the ethical and policy issues surrounding the technology.A technological innovation that can strategically edit out specific stretches of DNA could ultimately lead to the genetic modification of children, and should be halted before it starts being used, they argued.”Like so many powerful new technologies, gene editing holds potential for both great benefit and great harm,” an open letter published by the groups said.”The implementation of heritable human genetic modification — often referred to as the creation of ‘genetically modified humans’ or ‘designer babies’ — could irrevocably alter the nature of the human species and society.”Gene editing may hold some promise for somatic gene therapy (aimed at treating impaired tissues in a fully formed person).”However, there is no medical justification for modifying human embryos or gametes in an effort to alter the genes of a future child.”

Source: US scientists, activists call for global ban on ‘designer babies’ gene modification – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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“I’m different than other people. I’m never sad. I make my life happy through discipline. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, and I eat lots of fiber. Every day I take a walk in the park to think about my balance. I’ve been a chef, a fashion designer, a painter, and now I’m learning martial arts. I do Tai Chi in the park every morning. It helps give me energy for my painting. I have already learned forty-two moves. I’m ahead of everyone. I’m almost eighty years old, but all the women in my group think I’m in my fifties.”

Avian Flu Diary: Brazilian MOH Reports 500 New Microcephaly Cases In Past Week

In most years, the number of cases of this rare defect reported across Brazil runs in the low triple digits. Over the past two weeks we’ve seen that number jump from 399, to 739, to now 1248 suspected cases. This jump coincides with the arrival of the Zika Virus last spring (see ECDC: Complications Potentially Linked To The Zika Virus Outbreaks In Brazil & French Polynesia), and there is growing concern that the rapidly spreading Zika virus is to blame. Microcephaly is a rare neurological condition where the child’s head is smaller in circumference than normal, and is often associated with developmental disorders. It can be caused by congenital disorders, maternal illness, or environmental exposures.

Source: Avian Flu Diary: Brazilian MOH Reports 500 New Microcephaly Cases In Past Week

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