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2016-05-19 Science & Technology
Scientists Create Embryos That Are Both Animal And Human
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Posted by Besoeker 2016-05-19 02:43|| || Front Page|| [7 views ]  Top

#1 Paging Dr. Moreau to the white courtesy phone.....

The novel deals with a number of philosophical themes, including pain and cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity, and human interference with nature.
At the time of the novel's publication in 1896, there was growing discussion in Europe regarding degeneration and animals

The "coincidence" of the beginnings of the modern Eugenics movement and the modern Progressive political movement and the publication of "The Island of Dr. Moreau" was not a coincidence, but part of a general philosophical movement/atmosphere that at heart was anti-individual and pro-collective.

The similarity to the current state of society is more than a trifle concerning.
Posted by AlanC 2016-05-19 07:34||   2016-05-19 07:34|| Front Page Top

#2 NOW we're talking serious "diversity".
Posted by Lone Ranger 2016-05-19 07:35||   2016-05-19 07:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Man and horse become one! Nyquist bound for Pimlico.
Posted by Besoeker 2016-05-19 07:43||   2016-05-19 07:43|| Front Page Top

#4 "We're not trying to make a chimera just because we want to see some kind of monstrous creature. We're doing this for a biomedical purpose."

That'll make it all better when it goes bad. I mean, people only screw up on purpose, right?
Posted by ed in texas 2016-05-19 08:33||   2016-05-19 08:33|| Front Page Top

#5 We're not trying to make a chimera just because we want to see some kind of monstrous creature.

"We're trying to make a chimera because we're anime fans!"
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-05-19 09:31||   2016-05-19 09:31|| Front Page Top

#6 
Posted by 3dc 2016-05-19 11:06||   2016-05-19 11:06|| Front Page Top

#7 Two legs good, N legs bad.
Posted by SteveS 2016-05-19 11:24||   2016-05-19 11:24|| Front Page Top

#8 The Scientists are said to be concentrating on the age old saying of "Hung like a horse".

/s
Posted by Charles 2016-05-19 12:27||   2016-05-19 12:27|| Front Page Top

#9 Haven't they done this already?

Posted by DarthVader 2016-05-19 13:57||   2016-05-19 13:57|| Front Page Top

#10 So ManBearPig's gonna be a real thing now?
Posted by Raj 2016-05-19 14:30||   2016-05-19 14:30|| Front Page Top

#11 
Posted by Skidmark 2016-05-19 15:30||   2016-05-19 15:30|| Front Page Top

#12 "We're doing this for a biomedical purpose."

Isn't that line in every horror movie of this genre?

Skid, do those things taste good?
Posted by swksvolFF 2016-05-19 16:33||   2016-05-19 16:33|| Front Page Top

#13 So ManBearPig's gonna be a real thing now?

You haven't seen Al Gore lately have you?

How soon before people start desiring animal characteristics for their children? Say a girl-cat mix or a boy-bull (for the father who wants a football star son...)

Posted by CrazyFool 2016-05-19 17:17||   2016-05-19 17:17|| Front Page Top

#14 Have you never been in a high school, #13 CF?

We've got girl-cat mixes already.

(apologies to cats everywhere)
Posted by Barbara 2016-05-19 18:12||   2016-05-19 18:12|| Front Page Top

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