02 May 2005
Creating 'human-animals' for research

Welcome to the Island of Dr. Moreau:

Not to go on all-Fours; that is the Law. Are we not Men? Not to eat Flesh or Fish; that is the Law. Are we not Men? Not to claw Bark of Trees; that is the Law. Are we not Men? Not to chase other Men; that is the Law. Are we not Men?

On a farm about six miles outside this gambling town, Jason Chamberlain looks over a flock of about 50 smelly sheep, many of them possessing partially human livers, hearts, brains and other organs.

(link) [CNN]

Updates: Slashdot is carrying a post entitled The Chimera Dilemma Manifested in Sheep , and Wired has a cautionary tale: Careful How You Monkey With DNA.

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