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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. Re:Yes by magarity · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What if it turns out they are just like us?
     
    That's the thing; Neanderthals aren't just like us. If they were, they'd be Homo Sapiens, not Homo Neanderthalensis. There IS a small, but definite, genetic difference by definition.

  2. In Neanderthal Russia by EachLennyAPenny · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In Neanderthal Russia the Neanderthals clone us. I for one welcome our cloning Neanderthal overlords.