UK scientists call for new agency to oversee experiments mixing human and animal cells

Get your hands off me you damn, dirty apes!

LONDON — British scientists say a new expert body should be formed to regulate experiments mixing animal and human DNA to make sure no medical or ethical boundaries are crossed.

In a report issued on Friday, scientists at the nation’s Academy of Medical Sciences said a government organization is needed to advise whether certain tests on animals that use human DNA should be pursued.

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Among experimentation that might spark concern are those where human brain cells might change animal brains, those that could lead to the fertilization of human eggs in animals and any modifications of animals that might create attributes considered uniquely human, like facial features, skin or speech. 

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And ok. Maybe I'm being a bit dramatic. Maybe I'm not. I'm just saying, the great monkey/human wars may be upon us. And I, for one, won't welcome our overlords.

Forward Progress

It's one of those beautiful mornings where you're wide awake because your mind is swirling with excitement over ideas you can't wait to implement. That feeling of being on the cusp of something new, a positive direction for your life. It's mornings like this that I've needed for awhile now. After spending more than enough time in a bit of a rut over things, it's nice to have a bit of a fresh take on things. Even though my worries and fears haven't gone, theres some hope and light shining in my mind now, perhaps guiding me towards a new path. Or perhaps a path period.

I guess what it boils down to is that, even when one doesn't have certainty in one's life, you at least need to know when to put one foot ahead of the other and keep going forward. And that's what I'm going to try and do right now. And where there's a will, there's a way, eh?