The DNA Cowboys [Was: some thoughts...]

[M Holmes]

Doug Pearson writes:

> Too bad they don't have a song that covers biology the
> same way that "Quark, Strangeness & Charm" covers astrophysics


Well, taking a crack at it between user visits, though it could use a
little more work:



The DNA Cowboys
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Violets are red, Roses are blue
It's amazing what genetic engineering can do
Enhancing intelligence and editing the mind
We'll release the beta version of the new humankind

Cos I'm a DNA cowboy
I'm a clone engineer
Just pop your foetus in the tank
There's nothing to fear
Pick the colour of his eyes
>From the chart on the wall
Choose from blonde, brunette or redhead
and exactly how tall

Just call me The Clone Ranger
I'm at your service Ma'am
Just a little dash of thymine
Will put a tiger in your pram
Or if you'd prefer a poet
Here's a word in his ear
I make Pick'n'Mix people
I'm a clone engineer

Violets are red, Roses are blue
It's amazing what genetic engineering can do
Replacing evolution which was operating blind
We'll release the beta version of the new humankind

I'm a midwife of modernity
I'm a gene pool guard
Writing whole generations
I'm a four-letter bard
So when you do your shopping
For the latest kid in town
Come visit the Clone Ranger
And I'll never let you down

Violets are red, Roses are blue
It's amazing what genetic engineering can do
Don't leave it to nature, get your baby defined
We'll release the beta version of the new humankind


     -- A sub-versive Friend of Fernando Poo