We finally "officially" have made a successful Human-Animal hybrid. Thoughts?

[Uncle Sam]

Source by Forbes:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/04/15/scientists-have-created-embryos-that-are-part-human-part-monkey/?sh=5860a47c396c

So well, I didn't expected DNA modification tools get this advanced this early in the century. So What do you guys think? Planet of Apes or some funky new lethal diseases might come around and bite us in the ass later on? Or a more optimistic point of view?

[Uncle Sam]

Also they're called "chimera embryos" which is curious to say the least.

[SMIFFY]

Good

[Radene]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N2fBSLkBlvQ

[APPLE]

I think that venturing into these kind of things need to maintain an ethical boundary for science to pursue them. It's kind of like what happened in the Golden Rice case, but with humans as test subjects.

[Cannot Handle The Circumstances]

catgirls and catboys, here we come

[Uncle Sam]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Radene:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N2fBSLkBlvQ

Agreed. Ironically seems like the mad lad of Alex Jones was right about this stuff, which idk if find it hilarious or concerning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa9jXkVpnw0

[Uncle Sam]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Cannot Handle The Circumstances:

catgirls and catboys, here we come

Don't forget the after effects and new diseases, and ethical & moral dillemas among a myriad of new issues. Do they count as normal citizens? Do they count as animals? Do they have right to vote? etc.

[Tiberius]

I thought this was done by china. Its funny how critics were so fast to criticize china for their pig-monkey hybrids, but completely silent over this

[Captain n00by]

Horrible for the ones who will be born and living because they will be rejected from human society or simply toys for their creators.

Interesting from a scientific point of view though.

Modifiying the DNA to make us stronger, smarter and better is much more ethical.

[Uncle Sam]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Tiberius:

I thought this was done by china. Its funny how critics were so fast to criticize china for their pig-monkey hybrids, but completely silent over this

Well it's was a joint effort between the USA & China researchers. So since there's other more "important" stuff for western mainstream media, they have gone radio silent about this.

In any case, Israel also has made a successful fully functional prototype of an artifiicial uterus for early pregancy development, and the USA for late pregancy development. So essentially in a few more years or decades we could mass produce / clone humans onto a massive scale, be it for experiments, warfare, organs transplants, replace immigrants forever, or whatever other stuff certain "actors" want to do with this stuff.

In a nutshell we might see a enhanced human clone via DNA modification vs robot (with very advanced AI) cost efficiency, ethical & moral dillemma.

[Uncle Sam]

Oprindeligt skrevet af n00by:

Horrible for the ones who will be born and living because they will be rejected from human society or simply toys for their creators.

Interesting from a scientific point of view though.

Modifiying the DNA to make us stronger, smarter and better is much more ethical.

Agreed. I rather we got the human enhancement route (like in Deus Ex Human Revolution type of tech), compared to "playing" with ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up stuff & creating a new "artificial animal" if we can call it that and just throw ethics & moral out of the window.

[Tiberius]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Mr. H.U.N.K.:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Tiberius:

I thought this was done by china. Its funny how critics were so fast to criticize china for their pig-monkey hybrids, but completely silent over this

Well it's was a joint effort between the USA & China researchers. So since there's other more "important" stuff for western mainstream media, they have gone radio silent about this.

In any case, Israel also has made a successful fully functional prototype of an artifiicial uterus for early pregancy development, and the USA for late pregancy development. So essentially in a few more years or decades we could mass produce / clone humans onto a massive scale, be it for experiments, warfare, organs transplants, or whatever other stuff certain "actors" want to do with this stuff.

In a nutshell we might see a enhanced human clone via DNA modification vs robot (with very advanced AI) cost efficiency, ethical & moral dillemma.

I dont think they're really going that far, cos honestly, human clones dont really benefit the rest of humanity. I knw they're trying to develop human organs in animals tho (since we desperately need it)

[Uncle Sam]

Oprindeligt skrevet af MikeBob2013:

'Officially' has two f's.

Just sayin.

Thanks for the heads up, just fixed the tittle. Btw what are your thoughts about the topic at hand?

[Uncle Sam]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Tiberius:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Mr. H.U.N.K.:

Well it's was a joint effort between the USA & China researchers. So since there's other more "important" stuff for western mainstream media, they have gone radio silent about this.

In any case, Israel also has made a successful fully functional prototype of an artifiicial uterus for early pregancy development, and the USA for late pregancy development. So essentially in a few more years or decades we could mass produce / clone humans onto a massive scale, be it for experiments, warfare, organs transplants, or whatever other stuff certain "actors" want to do with this stuff.

In a nutshell we might see a enhanced human clone via DNA modification vs robot (with very advanced AI) cost efficiency, ethical & moral dillemma.

I dont think they're really going that far, cos honestly, human clones dont really benefit the rest of humanity. I knw they're trying to develop human organs in animals tho (since we desperately need it)

Indeed, the thing is some countries can use the clones just to permanently get rid of immigration & in "aging" countries like Japan & South Korea to revitalize the economy and solve their birth rate problems and other of their human society deficiencies.

Basically it's a double edge sword, I hope it's used for the good like nuclear energy and not for the bad aka the nuclear bomb.

[gugnihr]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Mr. H.U.N.K.:

Or a more optimistic point of view?

I want to be optimistic: let's hope that something really bad happens to those retarded fools.

I have always disliked Resident Evil games because I thought they were incredibly cheesy and cheap like a straight to video awful and stupid movie but now I start to think that in fact some scientists are far worse and more stupid than the worst z-movie ever made.

I thought that scientist should have been ashamed enough after the creation of covid but seems like I was wrong: let's keep doing idiotic stuff!!

I have always thought that nature is bad and humanity is good and I still think that nature is bad and evil but obviously there is something really wrong in humanity too, or at least in part of it.
After all it makes sense: nature made us just like everything else.

Anyway I want to be positive, I really really hope that something really bad happens to those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥