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Originally Posted by TrumanGrace
I imagine any growth beyond the embryo would result in creatures that were severely mentally retarded and sterile. Major genetic offshoots tend to have those two results, or at least one of them. Either way, I doubt this is being used to try to create a hybrid creature, just for testing purposes.
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Ah, but here's a quote from the article: "The research involves transferring nuclei containing DNA from human cells to animal eggs that have had nearly all their genetic information removed.
The resulting embryos are therefore mostly human, with a small animal component. Stem cells, which can grow into different kinds of tissue, are then formed."
There would only be a tiny cow-component in these embryos, so though these "humans" may have some defects and health problems, they'd still look Human. Also, I'd disregard what the scientists said about not wanting to create any hybrid creatures. They'd do it out of curiosity.