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One thing that is not OK is to sit on our hands, do nothing, and disallow vital research on grounds of fear of the unknown. Such attitudes have delayed progress in the past. The chances that are being taken in medical research are hardly as damaging and dangerous as the wild-west shootout going on in international relations today. Forget the genetic freak show. We may soon be researching the effect of nuclear war on our symptoms. If we are willing to sacrifice so many in war, can we have no casualties whatsoever in fighting disease? Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Ann Ryan" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 9:25 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