Of Mice and Men and those in between...
In a similar vein to the previous post, Rick Weiss of the Washington Post reports that that US Patent and Trademark Office has officially denied a patent for a "humanzee" - a half chimpanzee, half human hybrid. In April 1998, scientists Jeremy Rifkin and Stuart Newman, who are both opposed to genetically modified organisms, applied for a patent for a “humanzee,” to fuel debate and to draw attention to potential abuses in transgenic/genetic engineering experimentation. In the posting below, I suggest that Homo sapiens may need move over to make space for others who are worthy of moral respect and legal status...--- Linda Glenn
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What is really concerning is that a case such as this lasted for seven years. That it was given any consideration at all is a dangerous sign.
- by Greg Smith on Mar 4, 2005 at 1:41 AM | link