Welp... gonna have Cavemen again...

[kingschosen]

Harvard Medical School is seeking a surrogate for a cloned Neanderthal.

Edit:
Never mind. Seems it was a misunderstanding.

[frankiej]

(21-01-2013 01:07 PM)kingschosen Wrote:  Harvard Medical School is seeking a surrogate for a cloned Neanderthal.

Man, if I had a working vagina, then I'd totally do this. Unfortunately, all my vaginas are in jars in my basement.

[Free Thought]

KC, you find the weirdest shit.

[kim]

Nope... not gonna happen.

The only DNA they have was compiled from several different fossils. And even if they had a generous amount from one place, under the right conditions, I still wouldn't want to see it happen. The animals they have cloned to date, have a very short and troubled life... a lot depends on the age of the cloned material.


Given both the technical and economic challenges to cloning a Neanderthal, it’s highly unlikely that you’ll see a Neanderthal clone in your lifetime, if ever.

[Vera]

Not to mention the ethical aspect of the whole thing. I don't see us actually agreeing to bringing what is basically a human being to the world, to be some sort of an exhibit, to be poked and prodded.

[smidgen]

Not a good idea.

[morondog]

(21-01-2013 01:30 PM)Vera Wrote:  Not to mention the ethical aspect of the whole thing. I don't see us actually agreeing to bringing what is basically a human being to the world, to be some sort of an exhibit, to be poked and prodded.

There's a scifi book in Grahamstown public library on exactly this scenario - sadly I failed to finish reading it But I may return one day to find out if the hero escapes...

The outcry will kill this project waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before any actual clone.

[devilsadvoc8]

I am all for the advancement of science but this crosses my line for ethical experimentation.

Now if they can make dinosaurs and then I'll support it.

[Vera]

(21-01-2013 02:45 PM)morondog Wrote:  The outcry will kill this project waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before any actual clone.

And justly so. And I thought we took animals for granted and as our playthings

(Book sounds interesting, kinda dystopian and I love good dystopias... which are getting rarer these days, but...)

[Misanthropik]

Scientific issues aside; as most others have said, the ethical outrage will likely prevent such a thing. A bunch of bleeding hearts will stand in the way of good science.

Pity.