Lord Mackay may raise the ceiling even further possibly as high as pounds 5000 although this is thought

Lord Mackay may raise the ceiling even further, possibly as high as pounds 5,000, although this is thought unlikely. A platoon of Ghanaian soldiers took up positions around the building.'In any country primary targets are radio and TV stations,' said the UN spokesman, Eric Falt. Properly used, modern genetics could bring 'a spectacular reduction in human suffering and an improvement in public health,' he said, but it also raised 'heart-rending dilemmas'.Sir Ralph Riley, one of Britain's most eminent plant geneticists, said the scientists 'must always be on guard against the emergence of public policies with eugenic components, not only because of the infringements of human rights that will inevitably occur but also because of the unknown consequences for society that would result'.In his presidential address to the meeting - the 17th International Congress of Genetics - Sir Ralph also emphasised that 'greater social and economic well-being for the peoples of the world' would flow from the proper application of modern genetic knowledge.But he warned his audience: 'It is the misfortune of genetics that of all scientific disciplines, it is the one which is closest to politics.'He reminded his listeners not only of past abuses by the Nazis but also that 'their contemporary successors, the ethnic cleansers, have chosen to believe that genetics is all important in producing the ideal man and ideal society'.Dr Perutz said it was vital that scientists exercised caution in applying recent genetic discoveries. It is impossible to imagine Shakespeare or any other Elizabethan writing such a scene.

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