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Scientists conceive mouse with two moms
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| Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Posted on 04/21/2004 11:28:46 AM PDT by presidio9
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:04:14 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Men, your gender just took a hit in the animal kingdom. Scientists report they've created mice by using two genetic moms -- and no dad.
That's a first for any mammal. But don't look for this service at the corner fertility clinic. Experts say the mouse procedure can't be done in people for technical and ethical reasons.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
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posted on
04/21/2004 11:28:47 AM PDT
by
presidio9
To: presidio9
Now Heather really can have two mommies.
To: AlaskaErik
No...Mickey can have two mommies.
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posted on
04/21/2004 11:32:43 AM PDT
by
mass55th
To: AlaskaErik
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posted on
04/21/2004 11:34:32 AM PDT
by
presidio9
(Islam is as Islam does)
To: presidio9
Boy! This will be the Topic of conversation at the local
Lesbo-A Go-Go
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posted on
04/21/2004 11:34:34 AM PDT
by
missyme
To: mass55th
***Mickey can have two mommies.***
Darn! You beat me to it!
Scientists Conceive.....Is that how they did it?
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posted on
04/21/2004 11:35:53 AM PDT
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(DEMS STILL LIE like yellow dogs.)
To: presidio9
Too bad it wasn't a DemocRAT or it could have had 6 daddies !
Stay safe !
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posted on
04/21/2004 11:38:14 AM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
To: missyme
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posted on
04/21/2004 11:38:59 AM PDT
by
presidio9
(Islam is as Islam does)
To: presidio9; little jeremiah; scripter
Men, your gender just took a hit in the animal kingdom. Scientists report they've created mice by using two genetic moms -- and no dad.
Bookmarking. It will be interesting to see how the homosexual community spins this.
( Yes, I read the part where is says experts say the mouse procedure can't be done in people for technical and ethical reasons. )
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posted on
04/21/2004 11:42:53 AM PDT
by
EdReform
To: presidio9
Scientists conceive mouse with two moms No news here, Democratic scientists did this years ago.
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posted on
04/21/2004 11:50:19 AM PDT
by
Imal
(Whatever kills you doesn't make you stronger.)
To: AlaskaErik
Now Heather really can have two mommies. Failure to fund research into this effort can only be the result of patriarchal oppression.
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posted on
04/21/2004 11:59:53 AM PDT
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: presidio9
Read "Houson, Houston, Do You Read" by James Tiptree Jr.
No men, all parthenogenesis.
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posted on
04/21/2004 12:22:32 PM PDT
by
DBrow
To: presidio9
Good. One less reason to get married.
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posted on
04/21/2004 12:32:52 PM PDT
by
Chewbacca
(I think I will stay single. Getting married is just so 'gay'.)
To: presidio9; missyme; Modernman; Tallguy; Junior; nuconvert; cyborg
I think people are missing the biggest ramification of this result. It is not the birth of a no-dad mammal (although that in itself is profound). It is this:
Such development is enough to produce stem cells, however. Some researchers hope that by stimulating unfertilized human eggs to develop into what they call "parthenotes," they can harvest stem cells without destroying ordinary embryos. Researchers hope stem cells can be used to treat a variety of diseases.
I was having a debate with a certain freeper some time ago where we eventually agreed that within the decade stem-cell research will be the norm. And although it is currently a visceral subject (in the US) breakthroughs and results will lead to people changing their minds on it (the freeper gave a suitable analogy, basically something along the lines of 'it is easy to say no to it, but when lil' Leslie is sick and stem cells offer a possible cure then people can change their minds quickly').
Even on what was previoulsy anathema.
Now, the scientist is saying that they can produce parthenotes. Human parthenotes can basically be cultivated for stem cells, embryonic stemcells, and that will be the perfect reason for people to 'look the other way' since they have the perfect loophole.
Will be interesting to see what happens.
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posted on
04/21/2004 12:38:54 PM PDT
by
spetznaz
(Nuclear missiles: The ultimate Phallic symbol.)
To: presidio9
SICK-O and probably illegal, but hey, it is a mouthy wackjob lib, obviously above the laws that are for mere "ordinary Americans"....
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posted on
04/21/2004 12:39:12 PM PDT
by
TLI
(...........ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA..........)
To: spetznaz; AdmSmith
Bump
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posted on
04/21/2004 1:32:37 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
("America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins." ...( Azadi baraye Iran)
To: Imal
That's a RAT, not a mouse.
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posted on
04/21/2004 1:34:22 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
("We deal in hard calibers and hot lead." - Roland Deschaines)
To: presidio9
...one of the moms was a mutant newborn, whose DNA had been altered to make it act like a male's contribution to an embryo.
So in order to make a baby from two "moms" one of the "moms"
had to be altered at the genetic level prior to birth to
be the "genetially" functional male.
How many mothers or fathers are going to let their children be
genetically deformed before birth? answer zero.
Comment #19 Removed by Moderator
To: longtermmemmory
Did they have the mouse's permisssion to graft a DNA dildo on to the egg?
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posted on
04/21/2004 5:04:29 PM PDT
by
Thebaddog
(Woof, scratch and cover!)
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