Perilous
Times And The Mark Of The Beast
Biochip
implantation - When humans get tagged With the Mark Of The Beast
By
Renjith VP, SiliconIndia
Thursday,
25 November 2010, 17:03 Hrs
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Bangalore: A chip with the size of a small grain of rice, which could
go underneath the skin of a human and stay there for a lifetime, a chip
which could be your identity, which goes with you wherever you go,
created much controversy at its very inception. Yes, we are talking
about biochips and the hullabaloo it bought along with it. Considered
the 'mark of the beast' by many, a full-fledged project of biochip
implantation is still a scientist's dream as it lies inside the vicious
circle of moral debate.
Microchip implants and mind control related to cybernetics is an area
discussed way back in 1948 in a book by Norbert Weiner. From then till
now, theories have been formulated and materialized into the real
tangible entity of biochip. GeneChip, one of the first commercial
biochips, contained thousands of individual DNA sensors for use in
sensing defects or to understand single nucleotide polymorphisms to put
it technically in tumor suppressor genes and genes related to breast
cancer. But it gained wide approval as a device which can be installed
inside pet animals by injecting through a small hypodermic needle and
make it easy for owners to track them down.
While biochips promised immense help in the field of medical diagnosis,
it was tarnished with much negative publicity as it was projected as a
device which is inserted inside human to track his actions and haunt
him down. Now we really don't like being followed, do we? EPIC's
Hoofnagle once said the technology carries the same privacy concerns as
a national ID card. "Human identification systems are tools that have
historically been used for social control," he said. Hoofnagle also
expressed concern that the biochips might be "spoofed," allowing anyone
to access data on the chip or monitor people without them knowing it.
"It sounds like it's an easy technology to invade," he said. So what
about bio chips is really concerning us?
When it comes to the use of biochips on humans, it works a little bit
differently. The chip is implanted in a way where it is able to bind
with your DNA. Many government agencies have been working with biochips
which can be used for identification purposes. When we think of this as
an invasion of privacy, we should also look at the positive side of the
technology. This would be a great use to find missing children, if this
technology goes as far as an implant at birth, those who have been
kidnapped or missing, can be easily found. This type of implantable
chip is being researched by defense departments in India and abroad in
hopes to be used for soldiers, to monitor their location and relay
health information if the soldier gets wounded in battle. This would be
a great way to get medical data relayed of what the doctors may be
dealing with before the patient ever gets to the hospital. Not only
that, a biochip will make it easier to find that wounded soldier.
But there are certain areas which always lack definite explanations.
You can't value human life and you can limit his identity. It questions
our morality when it comes to cloning humans and similarly we find it
weird when we get 'tagged' by some minute chip. Whatever lies in the
future for biochips, its implantation in humans still pricks our
conscience.
Related Link:
World Report-1 - Mark of The Beast Technologies
http://www3.telus.net/thegoodnews/report-1.htm