Ecologists were angry with the plan, saying it would destroy Lantau as a green lung and cause irreversible damage to the environment.

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The center's executive director, Richard Hayes, fears genetic alteration could lead to a race of genetic elites -- or cause irreversible damage to the human race.

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However, to build the dams often cause irreversible environmental damage despite the fact that the mills do not emit harmful CO2 emissions into the atmosphere.

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The FDA reviewers said they did not know whether long-term use of mipomersen could cause irreversible liver damage, but warned that patients could be at risk for cirrhosis and liver-related death if the observed liver changes progressed.

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The risk of whole areas of the Horn collapsing with famine and irreversible environmental damage, urged on by jihadist and tribal clashes, is clear cause for alarm.

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