Scientists have "Off Switch" for brain

By Douglas V. Gibbs

Playing God?  With genetic manipulation of animals, and plants, science has gone to lengths only science fiction authors once dreamed of.  Chimera and clones are a reality.  Genetically modified foods infest out supermarkets.  Perfect, carefully engineered babies are on the horizon.  But the latest headline caught my attention from a political point of view.  What if government found a way to shut down the brains of those they found to be dangerous to their power?  It creates a whole new way to look at the idea of "silencing the opposition."

It might look something like this:



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Scientists have built an 'off switch' for the brain - The Independent