What is the Objectivist Position on Animal-Human Hybrids?

Now scientists create a sheep that's 15% human

Scientists have created the world's first human-sheep chimera - which has the body of a sheep and half-human organs.
The sheep have 15 per cent human cells and 85 per cent animal cells - and their evolution brings the prospect of animal organs being transplanted into humans one step closer.
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.

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=444436&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=

I think that the day isn't too far off when at birth a child will have samples of all their organs taken to create animals with clones of their organs for possible transplantation in the future. Maybe this is what the allusion to 'Animal Farm' is at the end of the article.

Sam

Post 81

Monday, March 26, 2007 - 9:34pm

So human cells aren't animal cells, huh?

One could say that my body, excluding perhaps its H2O content and some trace elements, is made up of 50% animal atoms and 50% vegetable atoms, if half of what I eat is meat and half plant matter. But that wouldn't tell you much about me at all.

Knowing that this creature has 15% human cells doesn't say anything about the structure of its organs. And indeed, I am unaware of any cell types which most mammals don't share. A Lego car built out of 85% red Legos and 15% blue Legos is still a car.

Ted

Post 82

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 - 3:17pm

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What gives any body the right to decide which sex this highly evolved human will be? It might want to have sex with men and women and possibly impregnate itself .

What right will be afforded to the animal huma hybrids that have human cognition?

OK CATO ITS A JOB FOR YOU!

Post 83

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 - 8:02pm

Silas, we will all fight to the death for your right to impregnate yourself, any time you like.

Loretta,
The Judean People's Front

Post 84

Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 12:56pm

The Life of Brian Scene 7

Hmm casting pearls into the gallery LOL.

Facetious Nights

The ethical dilemma is already here.

Post 85

Thursday, March 29, 2007 - 12:16pm

Silas:

The YIKES vid was interesting, but, hermaphrodites and other genetic/developmental accidental anomolies have been known in medicine for quite a while. Though clinicians use the term 'chimera' in these intra-species dysfunctionally-developed cases, such is not really what this thread's about.

Sam was asking about inter-species genetic crossings where 'chimera' has a completely new, different, and deeper (re purposefully-done) 'ethical' concern.

LLAP
J:D

PS: Now, those later animal(?) pix of yours...yikes!

Post 86

Friday, March 30, 2007 - 2:34am

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Jay Leno in his monologue was jesting on the subject and said since the sheep were part human that the farmers would now have to take them to dinner.

I admit I'm confused about the topic the subject is intertwined with to many other variables.

Post 87

Friday, March 30, 2007 - 5:08pm

Eeeewe!

Sam

Friday, March 30, 2007 - 9:00pm

Lol talk about quick wit !

I have enjoyed my stay here but I feel I have over stayed my welcome.

It's been fun.

I have views that are not the norm and I'm ostracized by both ends and the middle.

I tip toe through the tulips and gain insight wherever and it has been unbelievable and when I tell of the life experience that I have had people tell me that I need to quit telling so many lies. (not the people of this forum)

Off the the next adventure.

Silas

Post 89

Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 5:54pm

Hybrid embryos get go-ahead

The first kind of hybrid allowed under the bill, known as a chimeric embryo, is made by injecting cells from an animal into a human embryo. The second, known as a human transgenic embryo, involves injecting animal DNA into a human embryo.

The third, known as a cytoplasmic hybrid, is created by transferring the nuclei of human cells, such as skin cells, into animal eggs from which almost all the genetic material has been removed. This is this type of human-animal embryo that is being developed in British universities.

Scientists say that developing these embryos will provide a plentiful source of stem cells - immature cells that can develop into many different types of tissue - for use in medical research.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,,2081755,00.html

Post 90

Monday, May 19, 2008 - 12:02pm

UK Scientists get green light for half animal, half human embryos.

British scientists will be allowed to research devastating diseases such as Alzheimer�s and Parkinson�s using human-animal embryos, after the House of Commons tonight rejected a ban.

Post 91

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 6:03pm

Where does Angelina Jolie live?

Post 92

Sunday, July 6, 2008 - 4:15pm