I find the claim to be a bit hoax-y and I’m still holding out on it, but there is one excerpt that caught my eye. Article here. M mycoides was chosen as a simple microbe with which to develop and prove the technology. It has no immediate application. But scientists at the J. Craig Venter…
On a more serious note, Bacha Bazi is an Afghan tradition meaning boy play, in which teenage boys are forced to dress as women, perform dances with bells on their hands and feet, and be auctioned off to the men watching for sexual pleasures later. Seems the Catholic church isn’t the only offender these days.