@bikerdave Said LOL, bit of an exajuration there.
The purpose of the experiment is to create enough biological material to extract stem cells which can be used to remedy various illnesses and genetic defects.
Dont worry folks, they arnt nurturing the embryo's to consciousness.
And they arnt doing it to give folk wings, make cows smarter or create an advanced army of spider-people.
Its simply embryonic stem cell research. Hey, if your friends and family are diagnosed with MS, or various other diseases you coudl one day be thanking these scientists.
By law they can't let it get passed a certain age, and definatley can't put it in an animal or human, it's just the fact that they could if some mad scientist wanted to break the law for the sake of research. But that's science fiction stuff, I was just trying to get some convo going, one lined answers are boring. And they always say this kind of research is for illnesses and what not, that's just a cop out because all this cool stuff we can do and no illnesses are getting cured. But it's science right? Some good is bound to come of it. And furthermore, you know they aren't going to be 100% honest of what's really going on.
Apr 04, 2008 @ 00:02:17
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