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Science's latest frontier – headless humans
worldnetdaily.com ^ | November 4, 2004 | worldnetdaily

Posted on 11/04/2004 3:09:17 AM PST by ovrtaxt

With Californians voting overwhelmingly to borrow $3 billion to begin cloning for stem-cell research, it's just a short leap to the suggestions of an Indian scientist who proposes breeding headless humans to be used for harvesting organs and other forms of commercial exploitation.

That's the notion put forth by P.B. Desai, former director of the Tata Medical Center, who addressed the issue in a speech Friday titled "Conquest Over Mortality," according to the Indo-Asian News Service.

"Science is moving at such a fast pace that scientists have proven that they can create headless mice through removal of genes in embryo that control development of the head," said Desai. "But the body would have the capacity to keep the organs functional for use as transplants."

Desai floated the idea at a meeting of the Chicago-based International College of Surgeons in New Delhi.

Desai anticipates restrictions on the creation of a headless human being who has the capacity to keep organs functioning but no thinking mind.

"The ultimate aim of science and medicine is toward immortality," he said. "But I personally think a human being has to first learn to be a man, and once you learn the value of finite, you will not play god."

The quest for immortality could lead to the creation of headless humans for commercial exploitation and plunder of organs, Desai said.

"Embryonic stem cell, which holds promise of cure of any organ, is but a slow move toward immortality," he said. "The capability of stem cells is amazing as they can reproduce any organ."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bioethics; cell; cloning; democratvoters; stem
Well, we apparently have 50 million brainless humans roaming around, I guess deleting the actual head is just eliminating the middle man.
1 posted on 11/04/2004 3:09:17 AM PST by ovrtaxt
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To: martin_fierro

Okay, come up with a graphic for this one, dude.


2 posted on 11/04/2004 3:10:49 AM PST by ovrtaxt (Product registration is for sissies.)
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To: ovrtaxt
"The ultimate aim of science and medicine is toward immortality,"

He mispelled immorality.

3 posted on 11/04/2004 3:15:59 AM PST by palmer ("Oh you heartless gloaters")
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To: palmer

Hehe! That comment is ridiculous on it's face. The ultimate aim should be the understanding of the universe, not a bid to usurp God.

These people are delusional. They think they can defeat death? It's already been done 2000 years ago, but they don't want to hear about that....


4 posted on 11/04/2004 3:19:22 AM PST by ovrtaxt (Product registration is for sissies.)
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To: ovrtaxt

It all goes back to pride, and the desire for self-elevation. " I will be like the Most High". It's an old story.


5 posted on 11/04/2004 3:28:44 AM PST by SirLurkedalot (America Wins!!!)
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To: ovrtaxt
"Well, we apparently have 50 million brainless humans roaming around.."

And they all voted for Kerry!

6 posted on 11/04/2004 3:30:52 AM PST by all4one (Four more years.......libs shedding loads of tears!!! GLOAT!!!)
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To: ovrtaxt
Ok..


7 posted on 11/04/2004 5:18:10 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going....)
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To: ovrtaxt
breeding headless humans to be used for ... commercial exploitation.

Ask the DNC for their voter registration rolls. Or the NAACP's membership lists. Jesse Jackson's Rolodex ... the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ...

8 posted on 11/04/2004 5:43:28 AM PST by IronJack (R)
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To: ovrtaxt; american colleen; sinkspur; Lady In Blue; Salvation; narses; SMEDLEYBUTLER; redhead; ...
"Embryonic stem cell, which holds promise of cure of any organ, is but a slow move toward immortality," he said.

Catholic Ping - please freepmail me if you want on/off this list


9 posted on 11/04/2004 6:08:59 AM PST by NYer ("The floor of hell is paved with the skulls of Bishops." St. John Chrysostom)
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To: Elsie
Great post of this picture of the headless human.

Would you please post a subtitle on this picture. I wasn't sure if this was Tom Daschle, Terry McAuliffe, or the prototype of the new Democratic voter?


10 posted on 11/04/2004 6:13:53 AM PST by Hop A Long Cassidy
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To: ovrtaxt

What, their going to breed more democrats?


11 posted on 11/04/2004 6:14:12 AM PST by wasp69 (Hey, DUmmies! Can ya feel it? Does it hurt? I sure hope so ;-})
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To: ovrtaxt

I think the NIH performed similar experiments on unborn babies shortly after Roe v. Wade in 1973. Some frankensteinian "scientists" were attempting to keep alive the bodies of decapitated fetuses/babies.


12 posted on 11/04/2004 6:21:10 AM PST by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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Where's a Blemyae when you need one?

You can read more about them here:Blemyae

13 posted on 11/04/2004 7:13:05 AM PST by P H Lewis (One of the fundamentals of democracy is knowing where to place your machine gun. - Foggy)
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To: ovrtaxt; Elsie

No self-respecting head would be caught in that outfit.

14 posted on 11/04/2004 7:19:44 AM PST by martin_fierro (I got yer "karmic hug" riiiight *here*)
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To: ovrtaxt
Just as scary is a little blip I heard about Face Transplants! Can you imagine how many perverts who come out of prison with new faces and can terrorize a community before they are caught? Oh, and how about marrying one?
15 posted on 11/04/2004 8:15:27 AM PST by beachn4fun (Ok! That's it. Since Bush won, I expect everyone who threatened to leave......leave.)
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To: ovrtaxt

This idea appeared on FR several years ago. Would headless clones be ethical?


16 posted on 11/04/2004 8:18:49 AM PST by RightWhale (Destroy the dark; restore the light)
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To: martin_fierro

Wow! I'm torn between the thought of intense pain, and the thoughts of shameful curiosity.


17 posted on 11/04/2004 11:36:23 AM PST by ovrtaxt (Product registration is for sissies.)
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