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Frozen Mice Cloned
m0rphin3 writes "Japanese scientists have cloned mice whose bodies were frozen for as long as 16 years and said on Monday it may be possible to use the technique to resurrect mammoths and other extinct species. Could we finally see Jurassic Park become a reality, or perhaps use this for colonizing other galaxies?"
Interesting as we progress technology where it correlates with (hard boiled) science fiction and where it does not. We really are getting close to this stuff aren't we?
That's why this type of research needs to continue to push forward.
We could be eating fresh prime rib almost every day without worrying about ethical issues concerning the raising of animals in inhumane conditions, and we'd be cutting down on the methane as well as not having to pump our meat full of hormones and antibiotics. It's much easier to grow a mass of muscle cells and raise them to maturity than it would be to grow an entire animal from scratch. I'll gladly be a guinea pig as I don't care of the meat looks like a softball so long as it tastes good.
I've already seen much comment by fanatical vegans on the Internet that even meat from lab-grown cells is deplorable. Their reasoning is that even if no animal was actually killed, people have still not subdued that part of themselves that gets pleasure from eating animal flesh.
... that steak was so good I wouldn't mind meeting the cow, um er well too late I guess.
About 5-10 years from now
Me: Give me a '08 Fb795 ribeye please medium rare...
Waiter: An excellent choice, good vintage there.
I only look human.
My mother is a halfling and my dad is an ogre, so that makes me an Ogreling