tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599918867507699918.post3297417487894860793..comments2023-11-02T06:28:30.336-05:00Comments on Shackman Speaks and Sometimes Yells: Genetic Modification 2-on-1 #18 Shackman http://www.blogger.com/profile/01690901432037614409noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599918867507699918.post-83509258484017701422018-05-05T06:38:12.951-05:002018-05-05T06:38:12.951-05:00Words simply fail me. My approach has been entire...Words simply fail me. My approach has been entirely impersonal and abstract whereas you have brought in personal and realistic information to be pro GM. I have however not completely expressed my no to GM but, have just said that I am indifferent. It is easy to be so when one is not affected and I appreciate what you have brought to light about the subject matter.Rummuserhttp://rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599918867507699918.post-39318878971044490612018-05-04T11:50:36.183-05:002018-05-04T11:50:36.183-05:00I understand the concerns of the naysayers but we ...I understand the concerns of the naysayers but we need to clear this hurdle and proceed. Best wishes for your wife and her battle and to you for being there for her.Shackman https://www.blogger.com/profile/01690901432037614409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599918867507699918.post-11442208754142813052018-05-04T11:47:28.826-05:002018-05-04T11:47:28.826-05:00It is black and white to me Tammy. Chop the gene, ...It is black and white to me Tammy. Chop the gene, eliminate the disease, up to 6,000 of them. Of course that means little profit for Big Pharma and that is what they really care about.Shackman https://www.blogger.com/profile/01690901432037614409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599918867507699918.post-51750824909474791152018-05-04T10:32:32.478-05:002018-05-04T10:32:32.478-05:00A very good piece SM, and one I have to say I agre...A very good piece SM, and one I have to say I agree with wholeheartedly. As my own wife battles nsc lung cancer, she is benefitting (for now) from an immunotherapy drug that goes after the cancer cells and stops them from growing. The bet is that further research will improve upon its effectiveness and find a way to eliminate them altogether. It is trying to modify her system to fight something it doesn’t know how to fight on its own. Thanks SM for our thoughts on GM here as I truly believe our bodies are amazing machines that just need outside help occasionally to do its job better!Furrymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280171328762369199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599918867507699918.post-83506012349211354192018-05-04T10:18:01.372-05:002018-05-04T10:18:01.372-05:00i didn't know Woodie Guthrie had HD.
the only ...i didn't know Woodie Guthrie had HD.<br />the only thing i can honestly say about it all is that i don't know what i think. it's like a maze in my mind. you know... the kind where there is an end point and you are to find your way there. i think one thing until someone points out an arguably sensible reasoning then i think oh. yes. i see that. but then i see the other way too. and i'm back to square one! <br />i guess i'm mostly with your son. quality of my life now is important to me. and now is all we ever have. even if they continue to figure this all out and how to alleviate things like HD and ALS and cancer it will then be their own "NOW." <br />people like Michael Douglas and a few non famous people i know have survived the cancer that took down my Bob. there is no point in my feeling bitter about it (which i almost did once but caught myself) or even envious i suppose. it's just that sometimes we're simply born into the wrong point in time regarding that affliction. my great grandmother died at 36 of pulmonary disease which wouldn't threaten her life now presumably. not the most intuitive or best answer i'm sure. but there it is. and i'm back to square one! SH<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com