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To: Tax-chick

This research proves that it would be possible to produce viable human offspring from non-reproductive cells such as skin or muscle cells. Then, couples who are sterile / infertile could have genetically-related children.

Another possibility: human-machine hybrids created from mechanical / electrical parts and human body cells (somatic / non-reproductive) thus bypassing ethical objections and creating artificial humans / humaniods, designed for specific tasks.


13 posted on 10/05/2012 1:11:08 PM PDT by James C. Bennett (An Australian.)
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To: James C. Bennett
This research proves that it would be possible to produce viable human offspring from non-reproductive cells such as skin or muscle cells.

I was being sarcastic, and this research doesn't prove anything about humans, only about mice.

14 posted on 10/05/2012 1:12:30 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Optimism is much shallower than hope.)
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