http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns? ... news_rss20
Wow!
What should Christians reponse be to this potential development?
The benefit claimed is for research involving the mixing of human and animal genes is for making advancements in motor-neuron disease.
Is there an ethical issue here?
Human - Animal combinations for research?
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Human - Animal combinations for research?
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Re: Human - Animal combinations for research?
Of course there is, the question is where do we draw the line.Canuckster1127 wrote:http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns? ... news_rss20
Wow!
What should Christians reponse be to this potential development?
The benefit claimed is for research involving the mixing of human and animal genes is for making advancements in motor-neuron disease.
Is there an ethical issue here?
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Re: Human - Animal combinations for research?
LOL. I was being rhetorical.BGoodForGoodSake wrote:Of course there is, the question is where do we draw the line.Canuckster1127 wrote:http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns? ... news_rss20
Wow!
What should Christians reponse be to this potential development?
The benefit claimed is for research involving the mixing of human and animal genes is for making advancements in motor-neuron disease.
Is there an ethical issue here?
Well, does this cross a line in your view?
Dogmatism is the comfortable intellectual framework of self-righteousness. Self-righteousness is more decadent than the worst sexual sin. ~ Dan Allender
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Re: Human - Animal combinations for research?
I haven't read the report, not sure what it is that they advise banning.Canuckster1127 wrote:LOL. I was being rhetorical.BGoodForGoodSake wrote:Of course there is, the question is where do we draw the line.Canuckster1127 wrote:http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns? ... news_rss20
Wow!
What should Christians reponse be to this potential development?
The benefit claimed is for research involving the mixing of human and animal genes is for making advancements in motor-neuron disease.
Is there an ethical issue here?
Well, does this cross a line in your view?
It wasn't clear if they advocated the banning of any type of animal having human genes, or only specific types of chimeras.
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