Scientists Give Human Organs to Lamb

TK Interior writes "Myrtle Beach Online reports the existence of a lamb-human chimera-- a blend of two different species. Not only has a lamb been given a human liver and heart, but mice are sporting human brain cells. At what level is a chimera 'too' human? Where do you draw the line between human and animal? How will this affect evolution?"

Damn it

[Cylix]

I want my monkey man!

Seen them before

[oexeo]

These things aren't new, they've been posting on /. for years!

I don't like it.

[Anonymous Coward]

This can only be ba-a-a-a-ad.

Yay!

[Hamster Of Death]

I welcome our 5 assed overlords!

Advance Apology

[Waltan Hammett]

Ba-a-a-a-a-d idea.

Re:Damn it

[Anonymous Coward]

Shhhhh... My livelyhood as an American programmer in India depends on me acting like the monkey man.

Re:Not really a Chimera?

[oexeo]

I wouldn't consider transplanting human organs into an animal a chimera. When they can put human DNA and make human organs grow naturally in an animal, then we'll have a chimera (and a little problem on our hands).

Should I stop my Monkey-Man experiments then?

The new Lamb...

[Anonymous Coward]

it really kicks the llama's ass!

too human

[MadFarmAnimalz]

At what level is a chimera 'too' human?

Slashdotter: ...?
Goat: Not tonight honey, I have a headache.

Re:I don't like it.

[goon america]

The full quote is, "four legs good, two legs bad"

Some animals are more equal than others.

why?

[MeatBlast]

I personally wish they wouldn't do things like this. One mix-up and we could have an all powerful, super smart bear on our hands. Just leave the dumb animals alone.

Imagine...

[DrMindWarp]

...a biowolf cluster of those.

You know lambs, wolves... oh, just forget it.

That lamb gave its liver for my sins

[orthogonal]

Lends a whole new meaning to the Fundies' proselytizing question, "are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? [accsoft.com.au]", doesn't it?

"Yes, that lamb really did die for my sins, in this case, donating its liver to redeem the rampant alcoholism I developed trying to wrap my head around why you Fundies voted for four more years of Bush."

Human brain cells make mice dumber

[filterchild]

Why do mice need human brain cells?
Aren't they the smartest species on Earth (followed by dolphins)?

Re:why?

[Zorilla]

Don't worry, there's a special park [campjellystone.com] set up for just this kind of thing.

Ask and you shall receive

[kalel666]

http://www.ntk.net/media/developers.mpg

Re:Damn it

[Fragmented_Datagram]

I want my monkey man!

Perhaps this [tarmo.fi] will hold you over in the mean time.

How long

[Second_Derivative]

before we have a talking dog named Nina then?

(I've been watching too much Fullmetal Alchemist lately and all these chimera stories are giving me the heebie jeebies)

Mice with human brain cells?

[payndz]

You know what they're doing tonight? The same thing they do every night. PLOTTING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!

Re:Damn it

[Anonymous Coward]

And they call Linux people zealots?

sheesh...

stupid

[Jay9333]

How could having a human heart make an animal human? That's like saying a person with a liver transplant is now two people. No Einstien, its one person and a liver (albeit a new one). When we can transplant a mind and a soul to an animal and then have a conversation with it in which we contemplate the meaning of life, that's when we can start asking quesitons like this. And that is never going to happen.

And as far as evolution is concerned... that's just another pile of horseshit. The only difference is that more people believe that one then just a couple slashdoters. Tell me this, if evolution is true then where are all the "half-monkey/half-man" things walking around now? They are nowhere.

Evolution is always talked about as if it is a fact. It is a *theory* people. And it is an utterly ridiculous one at that. Open your eyes and look around; there is obviously distict separation between species. Evolution was concieved by people with utter contempt for the idea of a God who was personally involved in creation. Evolutionists just make themselves look stupid in their attempt to define their own existance, and most are driven simply by a desire to define their own morals and close their eyes to the light of Him who made us all.

Sure, there are ancient fossils of animals that are now extinct, etc. But this idea of the half-monkey/man that will contemplate life with you and then go nest in a tree and eat its own dingleberries is just a myth.

Re:Evolution

[Anonymous Coward]

Until they put human testicles on a mouse it won't affect it.

I tried that. Felt a bit uncomfortable and caused the pointer to move across the screen a bit, but no effect on evolution as yet. I'll keep you posted.

I guess the story is true...

[Chairboy]

...and this time the lamb had a little Mary.

Re:But the Scotsmen will.....

[K1-V116]

Or so the Scots would have it. ;)

Never heard this old saw?: "Why do Scotsmen wear kilts? Because sheep can hear a zipper a mile away...."

And yes, I have Scotch blood, so I'm allowed to poke fun. Or is that Scotch in my blood? Bother....I can never remember.

Re:But the Scotsmen will.....

[Anonymous Coward]

-East Coast Americans believe it's the West Virginians
-For Canadians, I've heard it's the "Newfies" (Newfoundlanders)
-In England it's the Welsh
-The Irish think it's the Scottish
-The Scottish think it's the Aussies
-Aussies and New Zealanders accuse each other having intimate relations with Lamb Chop on a regular basis
-and, apparently South Africans think we Aussies are the sheep-fuckers...

If you think about it, it's really the sheep who are the sluts.

Re:Too human?

[flyingsquid]

It's such a strange debate, this "rights of the zygote" stuff. The rest of the western world got over this years ago, and continues to progress. The U.S., with its constant, energy-sapping moral debates fueled by religious irrationality, is so anachronistic.

You heartless bastard. What about the rights of the sperm? Are we just going to sit by idly as millions- billions of sperm are mercilessly slaughtered, as if somehow a single flagellated cell was worth less than an entire human being? We need a constitutional ban on masturbation! Masturbation is MURDER!

Re:Evolution

[shadowbearer]

Wake me up when an E.coli bacteria transforms into a non-E.coli bacteria.

Where do you think E.coli came from, the ether? :)

SB

Re:But the Scotsmen will.....

[Anonymous Coward]

You've only got half the joke there. The way I heard it was:

Q: Why do Scotsmen wear kilts?
A: Because sheep can hear a zipper a mile away.

Q: So why do Englishmen wear pants?
A: Because goats can't.

Re:Damn it

[hplasm]

"At what level is a chimera 'too' human?"

When it runs for President. And succeeds...