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"Cow-human cross embryo lives three days"
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Cow-human cross embryo lives three days
HUMAN-cow embryos have been created in a world first at Newcastle University in England, hailed by the scientific community, but labelled "monstrous" by opponents.
A team has grown hybrid embryos after injecting human DNA into eggs taken from cows' ovaries, which had most of their genetic material removed.
The embryos survived for three days and are intended to provide a limitless supply of stem cells to develop therapies for diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and spinal cord injuries, overcoming a worldwide shortfall in human embryos.
Dr Teija Peura, director of human embryonic stem cell laboratories at the Australian Stem Cell Centre, said somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) had been done between animal species, but the "99 per cent human" embryos could boost research.
"If successful, they would provide an important additional research tool to help realisation of stem cell-based therapies for human diseases," Dr Peura said.
"All avenues of research, including SCNT . . . need to be encouraged if we want to fulfil the promises of stem cell technologies."
But her colleague, Dr Andrew Laslett, warned the process was yet to yield a stem cell line and so it remained only an academic possibility.
In January, the Fertilisation and Embryology Authority gave Newcastle University a licence to do the work, but the British Parliament would debate the longer-term future of such research next month.
Under the licence, embryos are not allowed to be developed beyond 14 days.
Preliminary findings of the embryo program were presented in Israel last week, and the head of the university's Institute of Human Genetics, Prof John Burn, said further evaluation would be done before the full details were published.
"If the team can produce cells which will survive in culture, it will open the door to a better understanding of disease processes without having to use precious human eggs," Prof Burn said.
"Cells grown using animal eggs cannot be used to treat patients on safety grounds, but they will help bring nearer the day when new stem cell therapies are available."
The Catholic Church in Britain branded the creations as "monstrous" - a view supported by Caroline Chisholm Centre for Health Ethics director Fr Kevin McGovern.
"An almost-human embryo is being created and then it's being destroyed," he said.
"I cannot see that that respects human life or the dignity of human life.
"Human beings - or even almost human embryos - are not just things that you can use in a laboratory experiment.
"What is being created is life.
"No one knows exactly what would grow from these embryos.
"If this is approved in the UK, there will be renewed pressure to permit it here, and we will travel further down the slippery slope of allowing just about anything."
It is not the first time hybrids have been created.
The method was pioneered by Dr Hui Zhen Sheng's team at the Shanghai Second Medical University, China, where she fused human cells with rabbit eggs to produce early stage embryos, which in turn yielded human stem cells.
Why they have to be so mean to the cow? Why they gotta lock his head out like that. He can't even move. He can't sit. He can't do anything but stand. His legs must be so tired. I hate those abusers! This is animal cruelty!
Re: Candy – we don lahk yer kind round heer gurl. you might just find yerself gittin a good ol rapin one a these days. yee haw!
Ugh . . . .we need laws against this crazy shiz, like now!!
Re: Candy – Its called a head chute and the cows dont stand there forever dumb shit. we use them to give cows their vaccinations and other MEDICAL treatment. the other option is not giving medical care and letting them die of painful horribly disgusting diseases that could wipe out hundreds of cows in a month. Head chutes are animal cruelty? I think not.
Just what we need! Cow people!
this is bullshit poor cow!!!
people shouldnt be doing this shit!!!
what has this world come to!!!
some people just have no herts!!!
i wonder how it looked like….¿¿¿???
i kinda want to see a picture!
I wonder if these scientists got some of their ideas from the Ancient Egyptians?… there are several examples of the human/beast mix throughout Ancient Egypt… the Great Sphinx being the most obvious… I`m thinking that it won`t be much longer before mankind can 'guess its riddle'!
This is just ridiculous… we can't spend our money on creating a medicine for curing diseases….we have to make a weird mutant and kill it…. excellent!
Re: La La – You're the fucking idiot. By your logic, a baby doesn't have rights until it's born…so that means that it's ok to kill a baby one day before its due date? Because it doesn't have rights? Fucking moron!!!
AND a baby is not PART Of the mother's body. It LIVES in the mother's body. A baby has SEPERATE DNA, CHROMOSOMES, EVEN BLOOD TYPE!! If it were part of the mother's body it would die and so would the mother. Yes, it needs the mother to live, but so does a baby AFTER it's born!! You're logic is so fucked up, stop spewing what you've been told and look it up!!! The mother's right to "choice" should not outweigh the child's right to live.
Too bad they didn't let it live. I would like to have seen the result when it had grown up.
noo way it might have been crazzyy, but it would have benefited so big time diseases.
How about some cow pie!!!
Re: THANKFULjen – Since we all have to die and you don't care if we make medicines that can stop suffering before that, please, go kill yourself. Then the rest of us can work with brains God has given us to cure Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and many other diseases which torture and degrade the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. When you get to your heaven, please tell God you cared more about cells in a petri dish than you did about your neighbors. I'm sure He'll be impressed, you ignorant slut.
Re: You fucking Imbecile – Your mother should have killed you one day before you were born. You know that and that's why you're worried, isn't it?
OBAMA LOVES COW PIE ! BUT PREFERS FUCKING GOATS !!!
Re: THANKFULjen – Lets see if you say the same thing while your stuck in your own unresponsive body because of MS. That's probably worst then any hell your refering to. Grow up and see past your stupid ideologies. Scientest trying to help the human population isn't a sin.
I think its probably good for science and all in some way but i think its kinda wrong. Like if there they ever managed to make it successful, it would be in a labratory tested all its life. Also if somehow there will be a creature thats a mix of human and cow or cow and tiger . . whatever shouldn't it be evelution not for entertainment of others?
SICK; NO THAT'S SOME SCARY SHIT; OH IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE; FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH; JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN DO SOMETHING; DOES NOT MAKE IT RIGHT TO DO IT; THESE FCKERS ARE PLAYING WITH DNA-FIRE; COW/HUMAN EMBRYO ALIVE FOR THREE DAYS; IS WAY TOO SICK. SO IS CRUEL ANIMAL TESTING; THAT IS ALSO BEING DONE IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE. MAD SCIENCE IS OK; AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS; ONCE LABELED "HIPPIES; ARE NOW LABELED TERRORISTS…WTF
Ok these freaks need to stop fusing humans with animals no matter what its just creepy! Go back to cloning and leave the animals alone lol.
It cracks me up that many of the people "reading" the article think there was some cow/human baby chewing its cud. No, "people," it was a few cells in a test tube, never intended to be brought beyond that, and it's for research into curing awful diseases.
i'm all for this shit. why? because i want to live forever. fuck growing old and dying
Cruel
First!
this is sad, they miss treat this poor cows..
then kill once the embryo dies
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Human-Cow hybrid? Not sure about the cow thingy…..
For all of you saying that life begins at conception…you need to go back and do some reading on just what "conception" entails! No "conception" took place! In order for a fertilized egg to be conceived it has to implant into the uterine lining. That is what provides it's lifeline. Just because a sperm & egg meet does not mean it will grow into a human life. It has to implant in the uterus within a certain number of days or it will not progress. Do you have any idea how many fertilized eggs never implant and grow into anything? For whatever reason they never implant in the uterus and no "conception" takes place.
damn is nothing sacred anymore, for fuken christ this is beyond illegal i dont care if it cures aids, at what cost, we are monsters, yes u to mmichael j fox, im so glad we humans will die by destroiying ourselves in another 100 yrs, look at us no pride, this is hell thats for sure
were all gonna die, this is forshadowing the end for us, i mean look at us, all the scientist thinking they are god or somethin, sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick
Wot a sick thing that is so disgusting they should go to jail for the murder
These people need to leave what God has created alone. There is nothing right about cloning anything or anyone. EVERYONE WILL KNOW THIS THE DAY JESUS IS BACK.
Three days- Not a baby, barely a human.
Embryos are like bacteria… with the power that could save immense amount of lives.
So unless you boycott lysol and never use soap…. yeah, being against it strikes me as hypocritical
sick immoral bastards.
At 18 days old an "embryo" or as you may convienently call it "blob of cells "has a heartbeat,nervous system and brainwaves. Check it out on the web, type in 18 day old embryo. Nazi commandantes liked to refer to Jews and homosexuals as non-human and therefore experimentable and expendable members of the human family.
If aliens came to earth humans would eaaaat them.
Evolve already!
did you notice that the cow's head is trapped? Cruel.
First means you suck dirty dong. I screwed a cow once, but he didn't get pregnant.
Re: Kelley – Yeah, the whole first thing is for retarded shit munchers. Obviously no life, personality and a cheesy puss.
fuck the catholic church and fuck bush first they don't want people using aborted fetuses(that no one will use) to further research. then they come up with this and that's bad too. I think those assholes are in this to keep the pharmaceutical companies in bussiness. god forbis they cure cancer or alzheimers or help paraplegic to walk. that would mean no more pain medication being sold. am I the only one that remebers when there was a story on cnn back in the 90s that got after an abortion clinic for dumping "waste"(dead aborted fetuses) in an unappropriate dumping groend. nobody cared about those fetuses other than they were disposed of in a nondesignated dumping ground. but god forbid some smart doctor take them and try to cure cancer.
Re: marymerfairy – Look, retard, we are not talking about a human embryo. We are talking about a three day old clump of cells which did not have a brain. Just like you.
Rosie O'Donnell has made it 49 years as a half cow/half human crossbreed.
Re: r –
your a fucking sicko!even if your joking!don't say shit like that.Its not right because it really does happen.and just so you know,the police moniter things people say on the computar
Re: Outrageous – "Genetic manipulation and alteration is not to be played with."
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You silly bovine, people have been genetically manipulating plants since we first realized they grew from seeds. And it's a good thing, too, because a lot of vegetable and fruit were crap before we did. People in the Bible did it — I'm sure that makes it OK for you. Soon, you will hear about other startling inventions like "The Wheel" and "Fire." Try not to be scared, you mewling, knuckledragging, benighted Chicken Little. I hope to God you don't have any more authority in your profession that asking people if they want fries or onion rings.
Whats next? This is playing with mother nature and thats not good.
Re: scienceislifelifeisscience – you are so right. at least someone realizes we're not better than any other animals…. we should use our brains for good. don't delay evolution more.
fucken sick
horrible….how is this adding dignity to the amazing expereince of human life??? and what would this hybrid be…human or animal? just wrong
FIRST!!! Whats first???? I have no life whats first??
i mean - what a sicko thought about this
yyyyy? humans r getting bored? until they gunna create something really weird that will kill everybody ("I am legend " for example lol). STOP!!!!! Nature doesn't need anybody f-ing w it……
What's the big deal? Oprah's been around forevers and she's 80% cow.
I think it has Perez's eyes.
South Park has finally come to life!!!!
Ya frickin' morons — read the article. It was not about a cow/human baby standing around in a stable. JESUS, people are stupid.
Nah! They live much longer than that! How do ya explain Rumer Willis?
It saddens me that we have no respect for animals, it is considered ok for many, many animals to suffer to save just one human life. I would agree with the church on this one, although I am not religious. I don't think this is moral, and I don't think it is right or natural in any way.
This is fantastic. I hope one day they will be able to cure all of those diesaes ! They are just cells. Scientist need to be able to use them for research . It would benefit us ALL
Does anyone see the sign off to the left of the cow that reads "NECK INJECTION ACCESS"!!! WTF are they doing to that cow?
It's not half human half cow. The cow's DNA was removed.Re: Alex –
This is stupid. I can understand for curing diseases, but come on people- A COW-HUMAN….thats what i want to be!!!! YAY
ppl r so taking it beyond these days..i wonder wats next?
all you first people are idiots. who cares if you're first did you read the article? comment on that douchebags
I hope we find a cure for cancer or racism somewhere in there.
One day something's going to go wrong and we're going to find ourselves in the trilogy of 28 Days Later.
moooooo
Cristina, ¿pero qué coño hacen en las universidades inglesas? tú que andas por newcastle, haz el favor de cantar un sonoro BOOOOO cuando pases por el campus.
Juntar vacas y humanos, ¿para qué por dios?
"monstrous"
yeah, sure, monstrous to save lives is it?
Re: Man-Bear-Cow –
man bear pig, south park!
Wow. That's amazing.