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"HUMAN-BRAINED" MONKEYS
NEWS.com.au ^ | Nick Buchan

Posted on 07/23/2005 9:17:22 PM PDT by Iam1ru1-2

Scientists have been warned that their latest experiments may accidently produce monkeys with brains more human than animal.

In cutting-edge experiments, scientists have injected human brain cells into monkey fetuses to study the effects. Critics argue that if these fetuses are allowed to develop into self-aware subjects, science will be thrown into an ethical nightmare.

An eminent committee of American scientists will call for restrictions into the research, saying the outcome of such studies cannot be predicted and may in fact produce subjects with a 'super-animal' intelligence.

The high-powered committee of animal behaviourists, lawyers, philosophers, bio-ethicists and neuro-scientists was established four years ago to examine the growing numbers of human/monkey experiments.

These procedures, known as 'human-primate chimeras', involve the combination of human and monkey cells, tissue and DNA to observe any effect and examine the possibility that such combination could actually exist.

Chimeras are mythical monsters from Greek literature, which combined various bodyparts from lions, goats nd snakes.

This team will soon publish its conclusions in leading journal Science. In the report the committee will address such unsettling questions as whether introducing human cells into non-human primate brains could cause "significant physical or biochemical changes that make the brain more human-like" and how those changes could be detected.

The committee will also examine how detectable differences in the monkey's brains, for example emotional or behavioural changes, or if the monkeys developed 'self awareness', could be measured - and dealt with.

"What we were trying to do was anticipate - recognising that if science were to take that path there might be some different kinds of moral challenges." said committee co-chairman Dr Ruth Faden, a professor in biomedical ethics.


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To: msnimje
"monkey-brained humans"

C'mon. Don't be shy and beat around the bush....you're taling about liberals, right? Heh, heh.

22 posted on 07/23/2005 9:38:10 PM PDT by Iam1ru1-2
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To: Types_with_Fist

It's a mad house.


23 posted on 07/23/2005 9:39:53 PM PDT by Black Tooth
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To: Iam1ru1-2

24 posted on 07/23/2005 9:44:00 PM PDT by Nick Danger (www.hillcap.org)
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26 posted on 07/23/2005 9:50:41 PM PDT by Boazo (From the mind of BOAZO)
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To: Iam1ru1-2

Where'd the human brain cells come from? Anyone??


27 posted on 07/23/2005 9:50:59 PM PDT by guitarist
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To: Iam1ru1-2

Forcing Darwin's Theory of Evolution, perhaps? Basically saying, "if we can't prove it, we'll make them."


28 posted on 07/23/2005 9:54:19 PM PDT by lilylangtree
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To: guitarist

Embryonic or Foetal can be the only answer.

This is reprehensible!

God help us!


29 posted on 07/23/2005 10:18:42 PM PDT by TFMcGuire
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To: Iam1ru1-2

There are many people out there with monkey brains. Most are 'rats..


30 posted on 07/23/2005 10:19:04 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: guitarist
Where'd the human brain cells come from? Anyone??

Barbara Boxer maybe?

FGS

31 posted on 07/23/2005 10:19:26 PM PDT by ForGod'sSake (ABCNNBCBS: An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly.)
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To: Boazo

Please tell me that picture is photo-shopped.


32 posted on 07/23/2005 10:19:47 PM PDT by MonaMars
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To: Iam1ru1-2

later pingout.


33 posted on 07/23/2005 10:21:50 PM PDT by little jeremiah (hey! what happened to my tagline?)
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To: Iam1ru1-2

It been done, they are called liberals. Seriously though this crap needs to be stopped ASAP.


34 posted on 07/23/2005 10:51:17 PM PDT by vpintheak (Liberal = The antithesis of Freedom and Patriotism)
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35 posted on 07/23/2005 11:06:59 PM PDT by Gazoo
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To: StormEye

Seriously...smart monkeys would kick our butts...think of the upper body strength...the agility...the throwing of the...never mind.


36 posted on 07/23/2005 11:58:17 PM PDT by Grn_Lantern (Let's go to work...)
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To: KylaStarr; Cindy; StillProud2BeFree; nw_arizona_granny; Velveeta; Dolphy; appalachian_dweller; ...

Ping!!!


37 posted on 07/24/2005 12:02:54 AM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: philetus

I was positive the thread was about Congress or the Senate!


38 posted on 07/24/2005 12:26:40 AM PDT by B4Ranch ( Report every illegal alien that you meet. Call 866-347-2423, Employers use 888-464-4218)
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To: Iam1ru1-2

Democrats?


39 posted on 07/24/2005 12:29:26 AM PDT by k2blader (Hic sunt dracones..)
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To: philetus
Don't we already have a lot of these in Congress?

No.
Those are monkey-brained humans.

40 posted on 07/24/2005 12:42:00 AM PDT by Bon mots
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