Its most likely because of the role he had in the extermination of huge amounts of people in Belgian colonies at the time. Sorry if it dont help but i think its this.
The global winds travel in curved paths because of The Coriolis Effect.
changes to the mutation is harmful
mutations are basic input of a organism
so playing with mutations is like inviting danger
it will give beneficial and neutral defects to the organism and may take life of it.
the biggest example is playing with virus which caused corona
What does Earth have that other planets don't, the basis of life? Water, of course.
Humans and other mammals drink specifically <em>freshwater</em> though, which is far more precious and less abundant than saltwater.