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For the first time, scientists have created embryos that are a mix of human and monkey cells.
The embryos, described Thursday in the journal Cell, were created in part to try to find new ways to produce organs for people who need transplants, said the international team of scientists who collaborated in the work. But the research raises a variety of concerns.
"My first question is: Why?" said Kirstin Matthews, a fellow for science and technology at Rice University's Baker Institute. "I think the public is going to be concerned, and I am as well, that we're just kind of pushing forward with science without having a proper conversation about what we should or should not do."
China again, of course. I bet they can make some really killer pandemic diseases out of this too, not just create hybrid people claiming it is ok to use them as lab animals and to take organs from because they do not have pure human DNA - eliminating kidnapping impoverished people to steal their organs. Maybe can make some mindless employees running their brains with electronic implants too.
I do not believe there is anything but amorality, sociopathy and sadism at the core of China's government and medical science community.
The embryos, described Thursday in the journal Cell, were created in part to try to find new ways to produce organs for people who need transplants, said the international team of scientists who collaborated in the work. But the research raises a variety of concerns.
"My first question is: Why?" said Kirstin Matthews, a fellow for science and technology at Rice University's Baker Institute. "I think the public is going to be concerned, and I am as well, that we're just kind of pushing forward with science without having a proper conversation about what we should or should not do."
Scientists Create Early Embryos That Are Part Human, Part Monkey
An international team has put human cells into monkey embryos in hopes of finding new ways to produce organs for transplantation. But some ethicists still worry about how such research could go wrong.
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China again, of course. I bet they can make some really killer pandemic diseases out of this too, not just create hybrid people claiming it is ok to use them as lab animals and to take organs from because they do not have pure human DNA - eliminating kidnapping impoverished people to steal their organs. Maybe can make some mindless employees running their brains with electronic implants too.
I do not believe there is anything but amorality, sociopathy and sadism at the core of China's government and medical science community.