JustGav Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Given the recent flux of silly threads... This struck me as being very disturbing and also somewhat fascinating... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7193820.stm Regulators in the UK have given scientists the green light to create human-animal embryos for research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Hmmm....I'm thinking 50% blue faced Leicester, 50% Megan Fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I studied this stuff at university. Like most unusual or weird things, if you educate yourself and understand what's going on, it's nothing to be afraid of. Bring it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 I studied this stuff at university. Like most unusual or weird things, if you educate yourself and understand what's going on, it's nothing to be afraid of. Bring it on. Don't me get wrong, stem cell research is something I do agree with, however I do worry about borrow genetics from other species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Don't me get wrong, stem cell research is something I do agree with, however I do worry about borrow genetics from other species. I do agree, but some species of animals are able to re-grow limbs/tails. Just imagine the military style applications of this... Human kameleons (spelling), the list goes on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 More to the point: Go-ahead Dr Stephen Minger and colleagues at King's College London want to create hybrids to study diseases known to have genetic causes - such as Alzheimer's disease, spinal muscular atrophy and Parkinson's disease. "Minger"? Surely nobody's called Minger?!?!?! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Hmmm....I'm thinking 50% blue faced Leicester, 50% Megan Fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I do agree, but some species of animals are able to re-grow limbs/tails. Just imagine the military style applications of this... Human kameleons (spelling), the list goes on Perhaps the massive infection resistance of crocodiles, now that would be handy. That'd sort out all those lazy day sickies people keep pulling It'd be one way for the govt to stop worrying about MRSA!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 It'd be one way for the govt to stop worrying about MRSA!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartworm Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I thought the fly told us what happens when we mix genes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couv3z Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 isn't like 99.99% man and 0.01 % Cow, and it not like the cell is going to growen into a embreo its just some single cells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 What happens when some super villain steals all the embryos to create a mutant army? We'd have to get Superman and Jason Bourne out of retirement to kick thier butts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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