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Human Animal Hybrid Created in Lab

Posted by samzenpus on from the who-wants-a-tail dept.

guanno writes "National Geographic has an article stating that... "Scientists have begun blurring the line between human and animal by producing chimeras--a hybrid creature that's part human, part animal."

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  1. Human / Animal Hybrids? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh great. Here come the furries.

  2. Re:That would be playing god. by Hi_2k · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm just waiting for someone to really make those Catgirls you see in anime. Me-YOW!

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  3. I can finaly put my mind at ease...... by Supurcell · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now that I don't have to worry about waking up in a bathtub full of ice with only one kidney. Since we can just grow them in some chimera monstrosity.

  4. Coming right up... by interactive_civilian · · Score: 5, Funny
    You can have your Monkeyman, but you have to go over to the largish, very light colored house on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington DC to pick him up.

    /thank you thank you, don't forget to tip your waitress. ;)

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  5. useless by interactive_civilian · · Score: 5, Funny
    I agree. It is all so useless. Mice with human brains? They do nothing but futily try to take over the world every night...

    *sigh* when will those scientists ever learn? ;)

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  6. Re:Err... not a religious issue. by MooseByte · · Score: 5, Funny

    "such a worker would toil in a sweatshop with singlemindedness, as oxen would plow a field."

    If that's the case, I'll bet EA is underwriting the research.

  7. Re:How is this legal? by hayden · · Score: 5, Funny
    If this experiment succeeds in producing human cognitive thought in a mouse, we most certainly have an issue.
    Damn straight. Think of all the web developers/middle managers that will lose their jobs.
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  8. Re: How is this legal? by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Funny


    > However, the article does mention that the goals of one of the studies is to create mice with 100% human brains.

    And the other mouse will be called "Pinky".

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  9. Re:gosh, mice w/ human brains?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    In other research news, scientists have succeeded in creating humans w/ mice genitals. The automobile industry is thrilled, expecting booming SUV sales.