“In a profane world, what else can...

“In a profane world, what else can you expect, where nothing is sacred anymore except human ingenuity?”

--Michael Fox, vice president for bioethics for the Humane Society of America, on Du Pont plans to begin selling genetically engineered mice early next year.

“We have really leaned on the industry heavily to look for ways to reduce costs. This approach is one that the industry has found.”

--Gen. Bernard P. Randolph, chief of Air Force procurement and research, on the increased amount of production work that aerospace contractors have transferred out of Southern California.