Dee Sandin
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Newcastle University in England, has created a world first human-cow embryos. Could someone explain to me why this is necessary? I know, I know stem cell research. It is being hailed by the scientific community, but labelled “monstrous” by those who oppose it. Injecting human DNA into eggs from cows’ ovaries, a team has grown hybrid embryos. The embryos survived for three days. This is being done to provide a limitless supply of stem cells for those awful diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and spinal cord injuries in order to overcome a worldwide shortage of human embryos. Now I’m a spinal cord injury myself and this bothers me. I’d rather stay in my chair. But that’s just me. There’s got to be a better way. Man it’s going to be long time before I eat steak again.  Dr Teija Peura, director of human embryonic stem cell laboratories at the Australian Stem Cell Centre, said somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) had been done between animal species, but the "99 per cent human" embryos could boost research."If successful, they would provide an important additional research tool to help realisation of stem cell-based therapies for human diseases," Dr Peura said. All avenues of research, including SCNT . . . need to be encouraged if we want to fulfil the promises of stem cell technologies."
The Catholic Church in Britain branded the creations as "monstrous" - a view supported by Caroline Chisholm Centre for Health Ethics director Fr Kevin McGovern. "An almost-human embryo is being created and then it's being destroyed," he said. "I cannot see that that respects human life or the dignity of human life. Human beings - or even almost human embryos - are not just things that you can use in a laboratory experiment. What is being created is life. No one knows exactly what would grow from these embryos.
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