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How's the scientific process on real life anthropomorphic beings coming?

Fallowfox

Fallowfox

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TreacleFox said:
Many organizations are working at creating a way to make organs for transplants in labs. A by-product of this is they could probably make cosmetic stuff too after the technology is working.
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Cosmetic glow-in-the-dark kidneys.

Also, Rigby. In regards to this whole topic something tells me costumes are cheaper, more comfortable, less uncanny valley and that you can change back, so if you want to be a big cuddly raccoon, surgery is a redundant path of inquiry.
 
Ozriel

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Rigby

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Fallowfox said:
Also, Rigby. In regards to this whole topic something tells me costumes are cheaper, more comfortable, less uncanny valley and that you can change back, so if you want to be a big cuddly raccoon, surgery is a redundant path of inquiry.
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Costumes? What do you mean? Like, a costume that's a huge raccoon and I wear it and it's like I am a raccoon?? Does this really exist?

Basically, a giant, stuffed raccoon, stuffed, with me?
 
Fox_720B

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I've just done a little bit of research on human-animal hybrids, and came up with some pretty interesting finds:

Firstly, look at this slide show:

http://news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/human-animal-hybrid-chimera-splice-slide-show.htm

Apparently people are indeed freaking out about this...ranging from proposing laws against human-animal hybrids all the way up to predicting the end of the world in Planet of the Apes-style fashion:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...d-humans-produced-secretively-past-years.html

The end is nigh!

http://endoftheamericandream.com/ar...ing-created-by-scientists-all-over-the-planet


Frankly...I think people are freaking out a little too much about it. They freaked out over stem cell research too, and yet medical miracles are coming about as a result of that research. I see this the same way. If they can advance medical science and cure diseases, I'm not against it. The only part that makes me cringe is the termination of an animal life in the process. But in situations where the animal doesn't have to die, I support it.
 
septango

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Ricky said:
There's a difference between cell research and creating an entire organism.

(mainly, the latter hasn't been done and probably never will)
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you cant say something will never happen, becuse it probably will
 
Ricky

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septango said:
you cant say something will never happen, becuse it probably will
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I was adding an implied "in my lifetime" because I don't really care about things that happen when I'm dead.

There are too many variables and interconnected systems for me to think this will ever be possible...

At least any time remotely soon.
 
Grimfang999

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Fox_720B said:
I've just done a little bit of research on human-animal hybrids, and came up with some pretty interesting finds:

Firstly, look at this slide show:

http://news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/human-animal-hybrid-chimera-splice-slide-show.htm

Apparently people are indeed freaking out about this...ranging from proposing laws against human-animal hybrids all the way up to predicting the end of the world in Planet of the Apes-style fashion:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...d-humans-produced-secretively-past-years.html

The end is nigh!

http://endoftheamericandream.com/ar...ing-created-by-scientists-all-over-the-planet


Frankly...I think people are freaking out a little too much about it. They freaked out over stem cell research too, and yet medical miracles are coming about as a result of that research. I see this the same way. If they can advance medical science and cure diseases, I'm not against it. The only part that makes me cringe is the termination of an animal life in the process. But in situations where the animal doesn't have to die, I support it.
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The last source had me screaming "WHAAAT" at the words. Honestly for the most part the retorts for research is either "Its unnatural!" or "We may make something which will destroy us all!" or "We wont be human anymore!", all really mundane, stupid argument in my eyes. Nothing we do is natural anymore, we are not stupid enough to make something so destructive and not have counterbalance at it, and in many ways no longer being human will be a plus, since we could finally be free of this endless stupidity while still being capable of emotion, which is what seems to be the key thing which people say makes us human.
 
Rigby

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Grimfang999 said:
The last source had me screaming "WHAAAT" at the words. Honestly for the most part the retorts for research is either "Its unnatural!" or "We may make something which will destroy us all!" or "We wont be human anymore!", all really mundane, stupid argument in my eyes. Nothing we do is natural anymore, we are not stupid enough to make something so destructive and not have counterbalance at it, and in many ways no longer being human will be a plus, since we could finally be free of this endless stupidity while still being capable of emotion, which is what seems to be the key thing which people say makes us human.
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The meaning of life the entire time was to create the technology to create human-animal hybrids for people to fulfill their ultimate fantasies?
 
Hydra

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Grimfang999 said:
and in many ways no longer being human will be a plus, since we could finally be free of this endless stupidity while still being capable of emotion, which is what seems to be the key thing which people say makes us human.
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Could you please explain to me how turning into part-animal monstrosities would "free us from stupidity"? I'm not sure I understand.
 
Xolani

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septango said:
is it really unethical if there is a large consumer base WANTING it?
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Just because people want something doesn't mean it's ethical.

There are broader ethical implications in the field of biotechnology which mean that human genetic modification will probably always be restricted to genetic patterns which already exist within the human genome, and not other species.
 
Fallowfox

Fallowfox

Are we moomin, or are we dancer?
Rigby said:
Costumes? What do you mean? Like, a costume that's a huge raccoon and I wear it and it's like I am a raccoon?? Does this really exist?

Basically, a giant, stuffed raccoon, stuffed, with me?
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I know, I didn't believe it either when I heard about it.

Xolani said:
Just because people want something doesn't mean it's ethical.

There are broader ethical implications in the field of biotechnology which mean that human genetic modification will probably always be restricted to genetic patterns which already exist within the human genome, and not other species.
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I'm sure this is wrong, as to my knowledge the gene being used in a UK heart treatment pilot, which is administered via retrovirus, is synthetic.

I might be wrong, and the gene could be a copy of a naturally occuring human gene.
 
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