Ladies, Would You Gestate a Neanderthal Baby?

Last week the world was talking about Harvard’s George Church who suggested we use Neanderthal DNA to resurrect Neanderthals.From the UK’s Daily Mail:They’re usually thought of as a brutish, primitive species.So what woman would want to give birth to a Neanderthal baby?Yet this incredible scenario is the plan of one of the world’s leading geneticists, who is seeking a volunteer to help bring man’s long-extinct close relative back to life.Professor George Church of Harvard Medical School believes he can reconstruct Neanderthal DNA and resurrect the species which became extinct 33,000 years ago.His scheme is reminiscent of Jurassic Park but, while in the film dinosaurs were created in a laboratory, Professor Church’s ambitious plan requires a human volunteer.He said his analysis of Neanderthal genetic code using samples from bones is complete enough to reconstruct their DNA.He said: ‘Now I need an adventurous female human.And while the world focused on the creation of a fictional Neanderthal, I was horrified by Church’s “need” for a very real “adventurous female human.”Continue reading at LifeNews >>

Source: Mary Meets Dolly - January 29, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Tags: Genetic Engineering Source Type: blogs