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Japan to Allow Human-Nonhuman Mixed Cloning

Posted by chrisd on from the look-out-tokyo dept.

Sara Chan writes: "Japan has decided to allow combined human-animal embryos to be produced through cloning, which could result in mixed-species creatures. The intended purpose is to permit transplant organs to be produced in specially-bred animals. The original story is in a Japanese newspaper, but you can get an English summary here."

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  1. This is so obvious! by billcopc · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Cross-clone humans with octopii, what do you get ? Tentacle monsters!

    To stay on topic : even though they 'intended' this for organ production, it is still a very sick concept.

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  2. Re:It has to be said... by matrix29 · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Oh yeah. Now all we need is to give the human-animal hybrids the ability to say only their names and launch super-attacks.

    Pika-PikaCHUUUUU!!!

    Groan...

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  3. Technology in the USA by Syberghost · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Of course, the US government will probably preemptively outlaw this just like Bush is trying to do with human cloning, thereby guaranteeing another area in which the US falls behind in research like we started to do with encryption for a while, and are soon to do with security post-DMCA.