Human-Animal Embryos A Step Closer

Found : Human-Animal Embryos A Step Closer | Home | Sky News
Scientists have been given the go-ahead to create human-animal embryos.
The hybrid embryos will be produced by mixing human cells with animal eggs.
Controversially, the embryos will only be 99.9% human. Around 0.1% of the DNA will be from the animal.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority [...]

Transhumanism : The next great threat to human dignity.

Found : Transhumanism : The next great threat to human dignity.
In recent years, scientists have mixed the DNA of a jellyfish with that of a monkey, creating a "transgenic" animal that glows in the dark. ("Transgenic" means possessing the genes of more than one type of organism.) Scientists have also inserted spider DNA into the [...]