Creating "human animals" for research
Marrakech II
30-04-2005, 04:25
Anyone else find this unsettling?
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/04/29/human.animal.mixing.ap/index.html
Patra Caesar
30-04-2005, 04:30
Yes! :eek:
Super-power
30-04-2005, 04:32
:eek:
Nonconformitism
30-04-2005, 04:44
unsettling yes, surprising no.
Secluded Islands
30-04-2005, 04:54
:eek: dirty...
Kibolonia
30-04-2005, 05:18
Get over it or start hating antivenom, vaccines, and insulin.
Subterranean_Mole_Men
30-04-2005, 05:20
I am getting pretty sick of science. More moon bases and space stations less torturing animals!
Iztatepopotla
30-04-2005, 05:24
No, not really. Animal research that could save millions of human lives is a necessity. It should be performed under strict guidelines, of course, and for no longer than needed.
*reads article* Wow, killing the ones that have actual potential as lifeforms. Really ruddy smart there, NIH.
Armed Bookworms
30-04-2005, 05:39
*reads article* Wow, killing the ones that have actual potential as lifeforms. Really ruddy smart there, NIH.
Glad I'm not the only one who found that part disturbing.
Aquinion
30-04-2005, 05:58
For the most part, it's not surprising. Unsettling and vaguely creepy, yes, but not surprising.
The part that really worries me is possibility of an animal developing higher-level thinking. Not to metion the ethical dilemma inherent in creating such a thing, we could end up with another smart species to compete with by accident.
Greater Valia
30-04-2005, 06:00
Anyone else find this unsettling?
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/04/29/human.animal.mixing.ap/index.html
There was a book I read not too long ago called Gun, with occasional music. Sounds alot like the 'Evolved' animals they used in the book. Oh nuclear fire cleanse this world before we destroy our humanity.
Oh boy! Frankenanimals... Think they'll know "FIRE BAD!" or will we have to teach them?
Camel Eaters
30-04-2005, 06:19
What? It's not that bad. They've been at it for years and this could save millions of human lives. Come on you kill mice and rats with traps everyday. And you eat sheep. What's so different about this? And about them exterminating those mice that exhibit much higher functions resembling those of humanity..............think about it for a moment. Would you want to be trapped in the body of a mouse? Even though it's not a direct neural transplant but it's damned close. If it weren't for these guys a good portion of us would be dead. Although a good portion of us would also still be alive. Hehe. (And what I meant was scientists in general)
The Downmarching Void
30-04-2005, 07:20
A Theoretical Scenario: Could the mixing of genes between us and animals make us susceptable to all kinds of animal viruses we are at this point immune to?
Personaly, I think it would be a good scenario for a Made-for-TV Movie based on fictional scientific premises. I seriously doubt this could happen in reallity.
Does anybody think this could actually happen, or is it just a good plot for B-Movie?
The Cat-Tribe
30-04-2005, 07:31
There was a book I read not too long ago called Gun, with occasional music. Sounds alot like the 'Evolved' animals they used in the book. Oh nuclear fire cleanse this world before we destroy our humanity.
Excellent book. Jeremy Lethem is great (most of the time).
Motherless Brooklyn is a masterpiece.
The Cat-Tribe
30-04-2005, 07:32
Does anyone wish to explain why they find this "disturbing" or worthy of all the hand waving?
Or do you just want to continue wailing and gnashing your teeth.