Holiday greetings and a smile

[Maury Siskel <maurysis@ev1.net>]

In a world drenched in pessimism, dreams of LNT, and visions of nucular 

catastrophes, here is a bit a Christmas cheer and optimism.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all,

Maury&Dog         maurysis@ev1.net



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December 21, 2004

Cell Phone Radiation May Speed Human Evolution

by Scott Ott



(2004-12-21) -- A new study by European Union (EU) researchers shows 

that the electromagnetic radiation 

<http://www.reuters.co.uk/printerFriendlyPopup.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=7141560> 

from cellular phones can cause DNA mutations that reproduce, "opening 

the door to new vistas in human evolution," according to a spokesman for 

the cell phone industry.



"A lot of the news you'll hear in the coming days will dwell on the 

potential for health damage, tumors and the like," said the unnamed 

industry source. "But if Darwin was right, mutations are good for our 

species. The faster our cells mutate the faster we'll evolve and fulfill 

the dreams of generations of evolutionary biologists."



The spokesman acknowledged that during the initial waves of mutation the 

natural selection process "could get messy," but he insisted that "most 

mutations would be beneficial -- potentially yielding larger brains, 

additional ears ('Can you hear me now?') or even an extra appendage for 

holding a cell phone while driving."



"Thanks to cell phones, you can accomplish everything more quickly," 

said the source. "We've taken Darwinian evolution from the realm of 

wishful thinking for atheists, to something that may produce results in 

a generation or less. We've just turbo-charged the time factor and 

reduced the element of chance making evolution faster and more reliable."



One cell phone company is reportedly already focus-group testing ads 

with the slogan "We're the missing link."





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