Posted on 12/05/2014 11:30:11 PM PST by Olog-hai
The cells from a human fetus have been injected into baby mice to create animals which have brains that are half human.
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical said it was like “ramping up the power” of the mouse brain, because human cells are so much more advanced. They found that mice with the human brain cells had memories that were four times better than their siblings who did not have the injections. […]
The team created the hybrid mice by injecting “glial” cells from donated human fetuses—left over from IVF—into mouse pups. Glial cells provide support and protection for neurons and develop into astrocytes, star-shaped cells with long tendrils. Astrocytes are vital for thought processes because they help coordinate the transmission of electrical impulses between neurons. …
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Look out Pinky...
Well that’s just -exactly- what we need right now/
The Secret of NIMH ...
Maybe they need to into people of color /s
Just because they can doesn’t mean they should.
Wow, no kidding. Such hubris. Such arrogance of man.
You read it here first...
“Pinky, are you pondering what I’m pondering?”
“’Ow d’you think I got this way anyway, Bwain?”
More likely a radical animal rights person than a frat boy.
I have a feeling that this will not go well for the mice.
“by injecting “glial” cells from donated human fetuses—left over from IVF “
“left over”?
Were the humans (not fetuses) asked if they
wanted to have their cells donated?
Were they thrown away because their only purpose was to provide cells for research?
Didn’t we try people at Nuremberg for that kind of thing?
So are we creating super mice but killing fetuses?
(Time for God to send the next Flood...)
Wow. Just wow. So human beings (cuz that’s what those little IVF embryos are) were just destroyed? So cavalier. So arrogant. So evil.
an abomination worthy of the wrath of the LORD of hosts.
One of Crichtons (sp?) later (and best) novels, SPECIES, is an excellent cautionary look at the ramifications of splicing human with non-human genes. Once that starts, how does one define "human"?
Will someone with 10% gorilla or cheetah genes, for instance, be considered human and be able to compete in the Olympics? In his novel would someone half-human, have gorilla be a human or a pet?
Since it's possible, it will happen. The results could be real creepy for the future of the human race.
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