From.... MAIL ONLINE - Science & Tech, and Drudge Report
This report made me wonder about two things....
1. Did their experiments stop at the embryonic stage?
2. Should we look with new eyes at ancient artifacts that depict animal/human entities?
Are they masks, head wear or......?
This next one isn't a mixture of human/animal but there is something very, very strange about this Pharoah as well as his wife.....
150 human animal hybrids grown in UK labs: Embryos have been produced secretively for the past three years
By Daniel Martin and Simon Caldwell
Last updated at 8:19 AM on 25th July 2011
Scientists have created more than 150 human-animal hybrid embryos in British laboratories.
The hybrids have been produced secretively over the past three years by researchers looking into possible cures for a wide range of diseases.
The revelation comes just a day after a committee of scientists warned of a nightmare Planet of the Apes scenario in which work on human-animal creations goes too far.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority is currently considering whether donors can be paid for their services![]()
Last night a campaigner against the excesses of medical research said he was disgusted that scientists were dabbling in the grotesque.
Figures seen by the Daily Mail show that 155 admixed embryos,containing both human and animal genetic material, have been created since the introduction of the 2008 Human Fertilisation Embryology Act.
This legalised the creation of a variety of hybrids, including an animal egg fertilised by a human sperm; cybrids, in which a human nucleus is implanted into an animal cell; and chimeras, in which human cells are mixed with animal embryos.
Scientists say the techniques can be used to develop embryonic stem cells which can be used to treat a range of incurable illnesses.
Three labs in the UK at Kings College London, Newcastle University and Warwick University were granted licences to carry out the research after the Act came into force.
All have now stopped creating hybrid embryos due to a lack of funding, but scientists believe that there will be more such work in the future.
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This report made me wonder about two things....
1. Did their experiments stop at the embryonic stage?
2. Should we look with new eyes at ancient artifacts that depict animal/human entities?
Are they masks, head wear or......?
This next one isn't a mixture of human/animal but there is something very, very strange about this Pharoah as well as his wife.....