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Remote-control rats raise ethical issues for humans -- Edie Lau  -- Sacramento Bee  -- May 2, 2002
Brain-Machine Interfaces

Experts debate the ethical implications of the revolutionary experiments on controlling rat brains via computer.


Iraq has technology to make 'dusty' chemical weapons -- Matt Kelley  -- Sacramento Bee  -- November 17, 2002
Chemical Weapons

Iraqi scientists know how to make chemical weapons that can penetrate military protective clothing, and Iraq imported up to 25 metric tons last month of a powder that is a crucial ingredient to such "dusty" weapons.


New cloning fears raised -- Stuart Leavenworth  -- Sacramento Bee  -- August 21, 2002
Genetic Engineering

Efforts to clone cows and other livestock pose few known risks to consumers, but scientists are increasingly concerned that genetically engineered fish and insects could escape into the wild, causing ecological havoc.

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