I suspect any worries about genetic engineering may be unnecessary. Genetic mutations have always happened naturally, anyway.

The apologists for space science always seem over-impressed by engineering trivia and make far too much of non-stick frying pans and perfect ball-bearings. To my mind, the outstanding spin-off from space research is not new technology. The real bonus has been that for the first time in human history we have had a chance to look at the Earth from space, and the information gained from seeing from the outside our azure-green planet in all its global beauty has given rise to a whole new set of questions and answers.

China will soon emit more greenhouse gases than America, but its regime knows if it caps aspirations there will be a revolution.

Nowadays if you're dependent on a grant - and 99% of them are - you can't make mistakes as you won't get another one if you do.

Humans on the Earth behave in some ways like a pathogenic micro-organism, or like the cells of a tumor.

I suspect any worries about genetic engineering may be unnecessary. Genetic mutations have always happened naturally, anyway.

Esso has been the main one in America spreading the disinformation that there is no global warming problem.