- Will the new molecular biologists prove to be
the Sorcerer's Apprentices of the coming decade?
- Do the bright prospects of Biotech justify
tampering with mechanisms far from being understood?
- Will the biotech revolution cast a dark shadow
over the first half of the 21st century as did the
nuclear technology over the last half of the 20th?
The astonishing advances in the field of microbiology
now offer new remedies for many of mankind's most
illusive and devastating diseases and even many genetic
defects. New companies are being formed all over the
world in their intense pursuit of the incredible
opportunities offered in this exploding arena. However,
these promises are not without a potential dark side.
Dr. Chuck Missler surveys some of the most promising
prospects, reviews the types of ventures emerging, and
also explores the astonishing discoveries within the
living cell. He also reveals some of the concerns
emerging among the informed, including some of the
provocative Biblical implications.
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1348
–
Papal bull of
Pope Clement VI
protecting the
Jews accused to have
caused the
Black Death.
Burning of
Jews during the Black
Death epidemic, 1349
1348
European Jews are blamed for the
Black Death.
Charge laid to the Jews that they poisoned the
wells. Massacres spread throughout
Spain,
France,
Germany
and
Austria.
More than 200 Jewish communities destroyed by
violence. Many communities have been expelled
and settle down in Poland.
1348
Basel:
600 Jews burned at the stake, 140 children
forcibly baptized, the remaining city's Jews
expelled. The city
synagogue
is
turned into a church and the Jewish cemetery is
destroyed.
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