arun’s blog

Determined to dawdle, I glanced through an older edition (2006 Jan) of Reader’s Digest. I stumbled upon an article on DNA. Now, the moment I think of DNA, the first thing that comes to my mind is the well-known “double helix” structure. For some of us, our scientific knowledge in this subject is limited to only that much and know diddly-squat more about it. To jog your memory, DNA is…… naaaahhhh… cutting to chase, the extent of DNA research purportedly has gone so far that, with a bit of body tissue sample and awful lot of money, it’s possible to get an entirely customized cosmetic package and even specifically designed DNA-based diet routine. While the intension of the sick, salacious and sycophant business lunatics is to take advantage of people yearning for better looks and cash in more money for our desires, the seemingly well-educated people start investing their money with hopes! Some of you might have conflicting opinions and may even discredit me for ridiculing such a potential scientific break-through. However, careful perusing of required information is absolutely imperative. There are plenty of research and discoveries accompanied by solid proofs through a multitude of able experiments yet to be made before commercializing. Also, I also would like to highlight this link which shows wondrously the distortion towards the perception of beauty, as a result of high technology and amazing photo-editing softwares that turns even gorillas into uber-sexy swim-suit models. Think!! do your homework and obtain the most veritable information without believing blindly!!!

My speculation is that in another couple of years or so, we would have a spittle pouch and/or hair sampler in laptops with miniaturized PCR (DNA amplifier) machine aside the blue-ray trays (possibly replacing the then-obsolete CD/DVD burners) for “security” (replacing the thumb-print security system available now). We might as well spit or chafe our body on the DNA sensor to lock/unlock our computers, probably leading to fungal infections too. Our cars, all electronic junks, even houses would have DNA based spit-absorbent doors for identity theft prevention. I could not resist but imagine the possibility of sick yet funny thefts where the muggers actually wait for the mugged’s?? hair, spittle or even blood sample to unlock and loot his possessions. Even worse, these erroneous interpretations might be incorporated in a Hollywood movie where the hero confronts and shoves up a completely developed AI Robot’s ass with a totally independent, cloned, medically refined and clinically approved venereal organ, to unlock the gateway to villain’s territory. The worst possibility should be blatantly known by now, actor Vijayakanth playing the same role (yes, shoving up the robot in the wrong places) after 5-10 years and dancing intermittently with the then-Miss India. Guffaw!!!

I mean not only in this field, take chocolates for instance… major amount of chocolates come from West Africa it seems, where cars still use leaded gas which results in the lead entering (as a result of rains) in the soil, later on transferring to plants (thereby getting onto the system)… which leads to severe health deficits when present in large amounts because of adverse effects of lead to the drug!! Source: CSI TV Show S03 E01.

Ok, time’s up… enough is enough. Let me now finish my toblerone candy bar and apply my Novea_XY10921 cosmetic!!