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  3. From: beaver@castor.cs.psu.edu (Don Beaver)
  4. Newsgroups: soc.women,alt.abortion.inequity,talk.abortion,alt.feminism,soc.men
  5. Subject: Re: DNA testing
  6. Message-ID: <By6Atw.9HF@cs.psu.edu>
  7. Date: 23 Nov 92 14:27:32 GMT
  8. Article-I.D.: cs.By6Atw.9HF
  9. References: <1em0tpINNs2a@gap.caltech.edu> <1992Nov22.022410.2818@panix.com> <1eoohnINN52k@gap.caltech.edu>
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  14. In article <1eoohnINN52k@gap.caltech.edu> peri@cco.caltech.edu (Michal Leah Peri) writes:
  15. >gcf@panix.com (Gordon Fitch) writes:
  16. >
  17. >>I seems to me it would have to be invasive, unless we find
  18. >>out how to go through alternate dimensions.  There are some
  19. >>other questions here: Is this a proposal for compulsory testing?  
  20. >>Suppose no one wanted to know who the father was?  Or suppose 
  21. >>the father(s) didn't particularly want to know; would it still 
  22. >>be required? Obtaining DNA from some of the possible fathers
  23. >>might be a problem.
  24. >>-- 
  25. >
  26. >Especially when the mother claims that Santa Clause is the father.
  27. >Ha Ha.  Or is it Ho Ho Ho?
  28.  
  29. Perhaps in the not-too-distant future we'll be able to identify
  30. the genes for full white beards, fat bellies, and hearty laughter.
  31.  
  32. Then we can make a composite sketch of Santa Claus's DNA,
  33. and round up the usual suspects who are 99% homologous.
  34.  
  35. Don             ;^)
  36. -- 
  37. beaver@cs.psu.edu                       Opinions from the PC-challenged
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