Notes

Notes   "cash in the human genome" wanting as if the human genome is a possession that can be owned something that can be brought not a fundamental part of us "trying to beat publicly funded laboratories" competing  shouldn't they work together if is about humans? human genome affects everyone "every cell of you body" affects everyone fundamental about us "jaw-dropping" usually composed no emotion suddenly there's this shocking thing "there were three particular moments I would like to tell you about - all of them moments of stunned silence" directed to the readers interacting with the audience to get attention stunned silence - impact "ecologist" professional we tend to trust the professionals "genetically-engineered crop plant" makes reference to other life forms "scorpions make their toxin" danger common knowledge relate back to dangerous to make ab point about the dangers of this paragraph 8 simplified language so normal people understand paragraph 9 questions to consider makes people think and question them "don't know, said the ecologist" not inspiring confidence paragraph 11 example of how only people feel pity plays with emotiongs "golden rice" sounds special creates interest "one of the students asked: 'Why not just splice the beta-carotene gene into the child?'" it's not just the scientists with these ideas it's the same idea but with different people "fasten your seat belts" seat belts for safety probably won't be safe will shock people "gold-green children" alien: people don't tend to like difference "world war II" well known for Hitler's eugenics paragraph 16 suspenseful exciting then disappointed "called Trinity" naming it makes it real personified Holy name "explosion" "joyous" oxymoron "Oh my God what have we done?" realisation didn't" "didn't" "couldn't" reinforced shock "paste it" like a computer not life