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We are already in a situation of catastrophe. Also I don't view humans as superior to all other life forms - I agree with Andy Rooney that "your average dog is a better person than your average person." Do you want Jim Finn to give back his fetal pig cells? Fear of animals is overblown - we are animals. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Ann Ryan" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 7:25 AM Subject: Re: Rabbit/human chimeras - shock! shock! > Greyling wrote: >> >>> I don't want to hear one more word about the supposed unholiness of >>> embryonic stem cell research from Republicans and/or pseudo-Christians. >>> Everyone who does not actively oppose the illegal, immoral U.S. killing >>> machine has blood on his hands. > > So.....we are supposed to go about fusing any animal life form with human > life forms just to get a cure for any and all diseases without considering > that just maybe we might be fusing together viruses that could destroy us > all. Or how about discovering that a rabbit with human genetic material > just might be birth to something more human that rabbit. Is that OK??? > > I love the line in Jurassic Park that says, "life will always find a way." > What we create today in petri diseases might bring tomorrows catastrophic > results. > > There was a large article in the Sunday New York Times magazine that > devoted > considerable discussion to this issue. Believe it or not, all scientists > are not comfortable with chimeras. There are ethical and very practical > issues involved here that require thoughtful consideration. > ---------- > Mary Ann Ryan (CG Jamie 66/26 with PD) > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.20/234 - Release Date: 1/18/2006 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn