#fourthestate

The latest World Press Freedom Index from Reporters Without Borders is, to put it mildly, concerning: "Mapped: Press Freedom Around the World in 2026," @voronoiapp.bsky.social

(Plus- The Pulitzer Prizes)

New Post has been published on http://www.tiggerreviews.com/just-how-do-you-spell-it/

Just how do you spell it?

An apposite story of the issues and challenges of genetic manipulation of embryos, just as the UK law permits such manipulation for Cystic Fibrosis. The thin edge whereby such ‘surgery’ may occur in the future, either for illnesses that are caused by faulty genes, or for traits that are, or are not, required – such as a pink glow-in-the-dark skin! (and as there may, or may not be, a malfunctioning gene for fat cells, could I have this surgery too please?)

Initially, I was not sure of this book and story, but I was gradually drawn in to finding out about the homeless and  their lives, and then the circus. And then there was the geneticist and the elephants.

In the end, you could say that this is a fable for scientists. Or you could call it sentimental, or even redemptive. for me, it was all of these things. This tiny elephant was born for a reason, and she impacted a number of lives to bring them what, you could argue, they deserved. For good or ill.