And these are the twins, Tina and Scout. Pay no attention to Darryl, he's been pouting all day.
Meanwhile,
in Georgia:
Republican Rep. Tom Kirby, who has served since 2012, has posted a list of his top issues on his website. Among them he lists the "ethical treatment of embryos," which he notes includes a call to ban the mixing of human and jellyfish DNA.
The website states:
"We in Georgia are taking the lead on this issue. Human life at all stages is precious including as an embryo. We need to get out in front of the science and technology, before it becomes something no one wants. The mixing of Human Embryos with Jellyfish cells to create a glow in the dark human, we say not in Georgia. This bill is about protecting Human life while maintaining good, valid research that does not destroy life." [...]
He also said he has not seen evidence that anyone in Georgia is trying to create human-jellyfish hybrids. "I've had people tell me it is but I have not verified that for sure," he said. "It's time we either get in front of it or we're going to be chasing our tails."
Our literal tails, in fact.
To be honest, even though Kirby cites this as one of his "top issues" it sounds more to me like good, old-fashioned bigotry. If I am a parent and want my child to glow in the dark so that they are easier to find, that is my God-given right as a parent. If I want my child to be able to raise prodigious welts on anyone who might brush up against them, I again do not see what business government has in getting involved with that. (My child has the right to bear arms, and so I should be able to splice in the genes of a Remington rifle if Remington ever comes up with a licensing plan for such a thing.) Rep. Tom Kirby sounds like he is against freedom.
If, and I say if, science ever perfects the art of mixing human and animal DNA, the lines of people lining up to get themselves or their children-to-be "enhanced" would stretch for miles. Would you like to be part lion? Of course you would. Would you like to be able to breathe underwater? Welcome to the varsity swim team, little Billy. The entire human race would sport flowing, prehensile tails within a few generations, the most notable differences being whether individual families went with tiger stripes or a more sedate palette. There are people already who get artificial horns embedded in their heads—think how much more satisfied they would be with authentic cattle horns. And what could be more hipster than being able to photosynthesize?
So no sir, to me it sounds like Mr. Tom Kirby is just prejudiced against our little jellybaby friends. Sting him, my pretties. Sting him and show him the error of his ways.