man makes sheep....thats 15% man?!

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23390256-now-scientists-create-a-sheep-thats-15-human.do

this is simultaneously horrifying and increadibly awesome (also this is from 2007 why wasnt this in the news 0_o)

whats next

oh god...

Kind of scary, to be honest.

Human transplant ftw, as usual religious groups will condem this thile grabbing for the organs.

Human transplant ftw, as usual religious groups will condem this thile grabbing for the organs.

tenaka2

[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

Human transplant ftw, as usual religious groups will condem this thile grabbing for the organs.

Hakarie

That would be embAAARRRRRRRRAAAAAIIIIISSSSSINNNNGGGG.

The Scots have been working on this for CENTURIESxaos

[QUOTE="xaos"]The Scots have been working on this for CENTURIESChevolutionary

Human transplant ftw, as usual religious groups will condem this thile grabbing for the organs.

tenaka2

My religious faith has nothing to do with me belief that this is just weird. :P There is just something about harvesting organs from animals that I do not like. I like to eat them, not to transplant their parts into me. mindstorm

It's seriously giving me the creeps too. I think I'd rather my organs grown in a tank.

Human transplant ftw, as usual religious groups will condem this thile grabbing for the organs.

tenaka2

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23390256-now-scientists-create-a-sheep-thats-15-human.do

this is simultaneously horrifying and increadibly awesome (also this is from 2007 why wasnt this in the news 0_o)

whats next

oh god...

fl4tlined

Genetic engineering is going to be a very exciting field for the next 30 years. Soon, this will be a real animal. I gurantee the Japanese will do it, eventually.

Any step towards growing organs for human use, is a huge one.

[QUOTE="mindstorm"]My religious faith has nothing to do with me belief that this is just weird. :P There is just something about harvesting organs from animals that I do not like. I like to eat them, not to transplant their parts into me. airshocker

It's seriously giving me the creeps too. I think I'd rather my organs grown in a tank.

Animal rights activists fear that if the cells get mixed together, they could end up with cellular fusion, creating a hybrid which would have the features and characteristics of both man and sheep. But Prof Zanjani said: "Transplanting the cells into foetal sheep at this early stage does not result in fusion at all."

that would be awesome

But if watched "The Island", you know they are not really grown in a tank.

magicalclick

Animal rights activists fear that if the cells get mixed together, they could end up with cellular fusion, creating a hybrid which would have the features and characteristics of both man and sheep. But Prof Zanjani said: "Transplanting the cells into foetal sheep at this early stage does not result in fusion at all."

that would be awesome

imaps3fanboy

lol, I love the first comment in that link...

"I just want to know how far the scientists are willing to go with this and whether the sheep will pay 15% taxes.

- Tanner Jones, New York, USA, 15/04/2008 17:29"

furries =)magicalclick

The Scots have been working on this for CENTURIESxaos

[QUOTE="horgen123"][QUOTE="airshocker"]

It's seriously giving me the creeps too. I think I'd rather my organs grown in a tank.

magicalclick

But if watched "The Island", you know they are not really grown in a tank.

[spoiler]

The Island tried to bread organs in a tank, but, they gone bad very quickly. In order to deliever good organ, they actually farm the real human clones and told them the outside world is containminated. Crap, that's one big spoiler to the movie.

[/spoiler] magicalclick

Animal rights activists fear that if the cells get mixed together, they could end up with cellular fusion, creating a hybrid which would have the features and characteristics of both man and sheep. But Prof Zanjani said: "Transplanting the cells into foetal sheep at this early stage does not result in fusion at all."

that would be awesome

imaps3fanboy

I kind of want that to happen, just to see how ****ed up it would be

[QUOTE="imaps3fanboy"]

Animal rights activists fear that if the cells get mixed together, they could end up with cellular fusion, creating a hybrid which would have the features and characteristics of both man and sheep. But Prof Zanjani said: "Transplanting the cells into foetal sheep at this early stage does not result in fusion at all."

that would be awesome

fl4tlined

This topic should have failed, the article it self said that a half man half sheep cannot happen, by the looks of it that sheep looks quite normal.

I wonder if organ harvesting from genetically altered animals will be met with harsh criticism? The entire concept of creating a life for the sole purpose of killing it and using it's organs sounds crude. Then again that is the meat industry does daily and people simply ignore it. I'm assuming it will meet the same complications that has banned the cloning of humans?

I think the reason why it wasn't in the news is because the source is a website called "This is London". Also most animals have VERY similar DNA. Hell, even yeast is quite similar to us, genetically.

[QUOTE="Chevolutionary"][QUOTE="xaos"]The Scots have been working on this for CENTURIESxaos

Kinky.monkeymoose5000

Goat Boy!!