Jonathan Wilkins

Via BoingBoing:

Ventner Institute demonstrates genetically converting one species into another

"It represents the complete reprogramming of an organism using only a chemical entity," - Enbright, a Rutgers scientist interviewed for one of the articles on the development.

These developments are to be celebrated, not feared. Science has brought us this far, fear of science is going to predictably push us back to the dark ages, not save us from an unexpected calamity. Science is much better at dealing with the unexpected than ignorance.