鈥淭here should be more of us with Down鈥檚 syndrome around the place. We are also human beings. Mum had me, and I gave her happiness. I also give other people happiness. I am alive and kicking!鈥�
Anya Souza, a campaigner against prenatal Down鈥檚 syndrome screening (Down鈥檚 Syndrome Protest press release, 18 May)
鈥淏ad science can haunt us for generations.鈥�
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Chief Medical Officer Harmon Eyre of the American Cancer Society on a controversial study claiming passive smoking is less dangerous than thought (press release, 16 May)
鈥淥f course you can turn women into men if you give too much. You can make them hairy, give them acne, change their voice.鈥�
Susan Davies of Australia鈥檚 Jean Hailes Foundation on plans to study testosterone therapy (ABC News Online, 19 May)
鈥淎s long as they鈥檙e small and cheap, who cares if they get blown up.鈥�
Stanford University鈥檚 Mark Cutkosky on the Pentagon鈥檚 plans to use his tiny six-legged, cockroach-like robots to clear minefields (San Francisco Chronicle, 19 May)
鈥淚t is absolutely absurd that a patent like this could be used to close down businesses and limit development.鈥�
Costa Rican tourism industry representative William Rodriguez on the patenting of the concept of the 鈥渞ainforest canopy tour鈥� by a Canadian businessman (The Tico Times, San Jose, 9 May)