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Mixing species: Science or sin?
Posted: December 18, 2004
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© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
Would a monkey be better or worse off with a brain made of human neurons? What if the result conferred to the monkey the ability to speak or exercise advanced learning? Would the goal be to create a new sub-human species designed for menial tasks, high-risk jobs or test subjects for experimental drugs and medical procedures?
Mixing the cells, organs and body parts of different animals or animals with humans is to create what are called hybrids or chimeras. This science is intimately related to transgenics – inserting genes from one species into another. These transgenic animals, also called bioreactors, allow gene function to be tested in a whole animal, rather than merely in a test tube or cell.
Research like this is considered the most powerful technology for modeling disease processes, revealing the secrets of human biology and understanding fetal development. It is also one of the many unrestrained directions of embryonic stem-cell research embraced by its proponents and making the news this holiday season.
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