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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. 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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