Links for 2008-05-21

• "2084" - Is China Building the Next-Generation Police State? (The Daily Galaxy)
  Thirty years ago the new Chinese city of Shenzhen did not exist. Today, with the help of U.S. defense contractors, the booming city is a model for a high-tech police state 2.0. And, according to some authorities, it's ready for export.
• British parliament backs hybrid embryos (Nature)
  UK politicians have rejected calls to ban the creation of animal–human hybrid embryos.
• Who's afraid of a synthetic human? (John Harris - Times Online)
  If we can enhance our species - make it live longer and resist disease - we should do it
• Amazing flying fish! (YouTube)