Catholic Bishops say human-animal hybrids deserve rights

*iris* · 06-27-2007, 05:12 PM

If what's proposed in the article were to actually be carried out, I think what you'll get is a 100% human being, genetically, but with an uncomfortably high probability of birth defects. A clone, essentially, if I understand the procedure under debate.

That's not the only outcome possible, since there are other things you can do with those cells. Right now scientists are talking about guidelines so you don't get really frightening chimeras, like mice with human brains or something.

06-27-2007, 05:12 PM	#17
iris moddy mod mod Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: finally escaped the lab Posts: 1,886	If what's proposed in the article were to actually be carried out, I think what you'll get is a 100% human being, genetically, but with an uncomfortably high probability of birth defects. A clone, essentially, if I understand the procedure under debate. That's not the only outcome possible, since there are other things you can do with those cells. Right now scientists are talking about guidelines so you don't get really frightening chimeras, like mice with human brains or something. __________________ Appeal to nobler motives. Like pie. [ life is at best bitter sweet ]