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Modified sheep is 15% human


Posted on Tuesday, 27 March, 2007 | Comment icon 93 comments



 
Scientists have created the world's first human-sheep chimera - which has the body of a sheep and half-human organs. The sheep have 15 per cent human cells and 85 per cent animal cells - and their evolution brings the prospect of animal organs being transplanted into humans one step closer.

Professor Esmail Zanjani, of the University of Nevada, has spent seven years and £5million perfecting the technique, which involves injecting adult human cells into a sheep's foetus.

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Comment icon #84 Posted by dabomb665m on 29 March, 2007, 16:28
I'm not twisting anyone's words nor am I trying to get or force the meaning that I want. I am merely presenting to you what your logic entails from what YOU yourself speak of. Perhaps you didn't quote properly but you posted as if they were your own worsd. My stance is neutral and has been, I'm merely playing devil's advocate in an attempt to excercise logic and discussion on the topic. It is clear that many people need to take a few courses in logic and philosophy before trying to debate a point for themselves. What you mention about how humans have destroyed things ... [More]
Comment icon #85 Posted by __Kratos__ on 31 March, 2007, 12:26
So you do respect that yet you want this to stop. You're not part of this research and you can choose not to benefit from it. According to christians God gives you free will... Now you can either sin or embrace christ. So let these guys sin while you embrace christ as you want. God didn't give you free will only so you can take free will from other men. So because god is a terrorist who has in the past, according to the bible, has commited genocide... We shouldn't use free will to sin? That's quite a thinker... Genocide and terrorism against an entire planet of people compare... [More]
Comment icon #86 Posted by kobolds on 3 April, 2007, 3:48
someone doing a danger stuff . a 15% can also mean brain . if this continue , one day we will see sheep that talk
Comment icon #87 Posted by AtlantisRises on 3 April, 2007, 5:36
I know plenty of sheep that talk. Some are on this site.
Comment icon #88 Posted by Kaylee on 3 April, 2007, 6:01
Ohhhh burn. This is a disturbing trend though if they aren't limited to what kinds of things they can do.
Comment icon #89 Posted by Ravinar on 3 April, 2007, 8:56
after reading this I'm seriously considering becoming a vegetarian and staying away from all animal products in which i don't know where they came from. $#%& this *&%$ I'm so pissed off with the hole world that i don't even care any more. here's to the fall of mankind! may it be slow and painful we deserve it.
Comment icon #90 Posted by AtlantisRises on 4 April, 2007, 2:26
:lmao:I don't think its such a problem though. The fact is that if it results in a=improved medical facilities then so be it. Personally I am hopeing that this will lead to increased acceptance of stemcell research, something that really is necessary.
Comment icon #91 Posted by Kaylee on 4 April, 2007, 2:46
I prefer human stem cell research to messing with animal's DNA. Science is scary, so many people capable of abusing it
Comment icon #92 Posted by Lizardian_guy on 4 April, 2007, 4:16
A step closer to curing horrible illnesses.Also, saying it is "15% human" is misleading. That's like calling someone who had a pig heart transplanted in them to be "10% pig" or something.
Comment icon #93 Posted by Denzanrom on 18 April, 2007, 10:11
I don't know about this. Aren't there people who take on some of their organ donor's behaviour? Like that biker guy who got an old lady's kidney and started knitting or that man who started cooking like his wife?What will it be like for those who have those half-human organs from sheep?
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