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Should We Clone a Neanderthal?

Posted by kdawson on from the they-are-among-us dept.

SpaceAdmiral writes "Forget cloning a woolly mammoth — should scientists clone a Neanderthal? Such a feat should be possible soon, although it raises a number of bioethics concerns, including where to draw the line between humans and other animals."

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  1. Please, no by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    As a half black-half white male, I often like to (in jest, of course) play the "race card". If we actually clone a bipedal humanoid creature, how am I supposed to make my friends feel guilty by making these corrections when my friends speak:

    black hat hacker -> african american hacker
    black friday -> african american friday
    black plague -> african american plague

    Come on people! Are you trying to take all of my material?

  2. Re:Quick question by amRadioHed · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Offtopic, but regarding you sig. Huh? How does any legal definition change my own personal relationships? And how is it a bad thing to be no different from a happy and loving gay couple?

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  3. Shotgun? Heck I want a BMG 9000 by Giant+Electronic+Bra · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I mean the shotgun takes too long to reload!

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    1. Re:Shotgun? Heck I want a BMG 9000 by DrWho520 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      BFG9000...seriously, have you no respect for the tools of your craft?

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  4. Re:Yes by racecarj · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia, Neanderthal clones you! Sorry, had to say it.

  5. Re:"The Dead Will Rise" by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is that how you explain 85% + of certain race voting en masse for a certain party here in the US?

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