[Teralogos News] Parahuman Genetic Template Published
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Tue, 1 Jul 2003 01:36:38 -0500
Parahuman Genetic Template Published
SINGAPORE/Teralogos July 1 2101
PT Nusantara Biotek, a prominent Indonesian gengineering firm, has angered E.U. biotech corporations by publishing the complete specification for its "Rama" parahuman template. The document was quickly suppressed on the main Web, but the specifications are apparently being widely distributed on TSA sites.
Aristos Designs of Athens, Greece has denounced the PT Nusantara Biotek release. "The Rama template is directly reverse-engineered from a number of genetic sequences for which Aristos Designs holds exclusive patents," said company spokesman Johann Cornet. "The open publication of this template is a bare-faced invitation to genetic piracy. We want the European Union to act decisively with the WTO to tighten sanctions on Indonesia as a deterrent toward future scofflaw behavior from the nanosocialist nations."
Teralogos has obtained copies of some of the documentation accompanying the Rama code. It claims that the Rama design is significantly stronger and more dextrous than the human baseline, and includes genetic sequences for vastly improved night vision and hearing. Standard traits for longevity and disease resistance have also been spliced into the template.
- filed by Jon F. Zeigler