“It’s a part of life, it’s fun to have sex… Bonobos are bisexuals, all of them.”
Geir Soeli, project leader of an exhibition about animal homosexuality called “Against Nature?” at the Oslo Natural History Museum, Norway, which concludes that human homosexuality cannot be viewed as unnatural (Reuters, 16 October)
“Our evaluation is that the food from cloned animals is as safe as the food we eat every day.”
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Stephen Sundlof, chief of veterinary medicine at the US Food and Drug Administration, which is set to approve milk and meat from cloned animals for human consumption by the end of the year (The Washington Post, 17 October)
“If the Korean astronaut eats our traditional food in space, it will be a great opportunity to show off our nation’s culinary culture, specifically the greatness of kimchi.”
Kim Sung-soo of the Korea Food Research Institute on the menu -including pickled cabbage – planned for the voyage of South Korea’s first astronaut in 2008 (The Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, 17 October)
“Our ambition is to supply enough electricity for automatic ticket [barriers] and display panels in the future.”
Takahiro Kikuchi of Japan Railways on plans to use energy from commuters’ footsteps to generate electricity (The Japan Times, 17 October)
“I am doing all this because I want to confirm my identity as the daughter of Juan Perón. It is my human right.”
Martha Holgado, 72, on having DNA extracted from the body of the former Argentine leader in order to perform a paternity test (The Daily Telegraph, London, 17 October)
