The Golden Age of Science: When will it end?

[Les Sleeth]

Dolly and her sisters?? Why not eat genetically modified meat??As long as it was alive at some point...

There is a HUGE gap between sheep ranchers ideas about reproducing sheep and the technology capable of a sheep clone. It will never work until the ranchers are brought up to speed. A recent example of this problem was reported in Scotland's Farm Times. An excerpt from the article read:

“After reading an article in Farm Times about advances in breeding techniques, rancher John MacDuff recently decided to go ‘high-tech’ by using artificial insemination to improve the quality of his sheep stock. MacDuff didn’t understand the meaning of ‘artificial insemination,’ and so called his long-time mentor George Maxwell for advice. Maxwell, not wanting to appear ignorant, said artificial insemination must mean MacDuff had to do it himself.

MacDuff was confused about one thing though, and asked Maxwell, “But how will I know if the lovelies have been impregnated?”

Still wanting to seem authoritative, Maxwell said, “Well laddie, within 30 minutes after you are done, if them sheep lie doon on their backs, legs straight up in the air, you know they been fertilized.”

Trusting his mentor, MacDuff gathered up his six most prized ewes the following morning, loaded them into the back of his truck, took them to a nearby woods so nobody would see him, and proceeded to have sex with each of them. He then returned his ewes to their pen on the ranch to watch. Thirty minutes went by, then sixty, and then two hours . . . and all the ewes were standing, looking at MacDuff curiously. MacDuff called Maxwell who informed him it must not have ‘taken,’ and that MacDuff would have to do it until it did.

MacDuff again loaded the sheep into the truck, took them to the woods, and had intercourse with each. Back at the ranch, same results . . . no sheep on their backs. Three times more throughout the day MacDuff dutifully returned his sheep to the woods for another ‘artificial insemination’ session, with the same results each time.

It was late, MacDuff was exhausted, but he didn’t want to give up, so he tried one more time. As he pulled back into the ranch it was dark, and he was too tired to even unload the sheep from the truck. He staggered across the yard, crawled upstairs, and fell into bed where his wife was already asleep. Waking her he said, "Lassie, would you please do me a favor? Go to the window there, look doon to the truck, and tell me if any of the lovelies are lyin’ on their backs."

His wife went to the window and said, "No MacDuff, there’s no sheep on their backs. But there is one on the front seat of the truck poundin' the horn!”

 

[Aquamarine]

Incomplete list of unsolved problems in science:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems

 

[honestrosewater]

Don't worry, there will always be at least one question left: Should we eat meat?

 

[Rybo]

Meat and sicntific method

Don't worry, there will always be at least one question left: Should we eat meat?

It depends on you circumstances e.g. quality of the meat --how toxic --, whose meat-- i.e. is yours are the person next to you, allergys, etc...

Do you need to eat meat? Under most circumstances in this day and age no.

Cows and the Scientistific process

1) A group of Physicists are given a herd of cows to do experiments with as they see fit. The physicists take two cows at a time, place them onto a circular track, point them in opposite diretions then chase them towards each other at high speeds. Oops! Bad idea.

2) A group of Micro-Biologist are given a bunch of cows to do experiments with as they deem neccessary. The micro-biologist take a sample of hair and some blood from each cow to study in that laboratory uner the super powerful microscopes. Two days later the cows are found wandering aimlessly in several surrounding counties.

3) A group of Geometers are given a herd of cows to do experiments with. The geometers arrange the cows into a variety of many polgonal shapes and artistic patterns. The cows find this all very intersting but of no redeeming value as they stand around chewing there cud and shootin the ****!

I wrote these but I got the general concept from the net.

Rybo

 

[Euphoriet]

I'm interested in learning as much as you can tell as about those taco bell machines and 'improvements'. Thanks.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Some things are destined to always remain a mystery.

 

[Bladibla]

Will science ever end?

I personally don't think so, and especially in physics.

I don't know much science compared to the masses of members here..(sorry for being an idiot..) But as we try to explore things more fundamental, things we DONT know increases. I think that is the facination of science.

I don't think there ever was a 'golden age' for science. Science always was 'golden', and always will be.

 

[Evo]

There is a HUGE gap between sheep ranchers ideas about reproducing sheep and the technology capable of a sheep clone. It will never work until the ranchers are brought up to speed. A recent example of this problem was reported in Scotland's Farm Times. An excerpt from the article read:

Les, you may end up winning the funniest member award next year.

 

[tumor]

Science seams to decline in USA in recent years due to Religious freaks aka Republicans and "born again Christians" like Bush and Co.

 

[Bladibla]

Science seams to decline in USA in recent years due to Religious freaks aka Republicans and "born again Christians" like Bush and Co.

That would be to their own risk. Religious might not necessarily LIKE science, but it is more truthful than what your local priest says about the creation of the the universe in 7 days.