Comments on: Chinese scientists do genetic experiments with human embryos https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/chinese-scientists-do-genetic-experiments-with-human-embryos/ Thu, 23 Apr 2015 22:24:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Keith https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/chinese-scientists-do-genetic-experiments-with-human-embryos/#comment-752698 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 22:24:21 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=34028#comment-752698 In reply to jburn.

Heinlein has another story on the topic – “Jerry was a Man”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Was_a_Man

]]> By: jburn https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/chinese-scientists-do-genetic-experiments-with-human-embryos/#comment-752509 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:02:17 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=34028#comment-752509 Just finished reading “Friday” by Heinlein and couldn’t help but think — So, it has begun…

]]> By: pzatchok https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/chinese-scientists-do-genetic-experiments-with-human-embryos/#comment-752438 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 17:04:39 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=34028#comment-752438 Well it looks like they tried to do it as ethically as possible.
And someone had to try first.

I am actually surprised they chose to use already genetically malformed cells for the test subjects in the first place. That would toss in some variations to the mix they couldn’t account for accurately.

The only other viable but unused way to test a human embryo for genetic abnormalities is to spit it(make a twin) and test one while saving the other. Using this method abnormal ones could be thrown out before implantation.
But again this leaves the ethical question of the destruction of the twin. And it doesn’t always leave a viable twin for implantation. Sometimes the physical splitting alters or even stops the further formation of the embryo.

]]> By: Kelly Starks https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/chinese-scientists-do-genetic-experiments-with-human-embryos/#comment-752414 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 15:58:47 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=34028#comment-752414 The needs of the many over the one?

::shudder::

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