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If you cloned a Neanderthal, you would get a relatively normal looking person with average human intelligence who would adopt whatever language and culture they

If you cloned a Neanderthal, you would get a relatively normal looking person with average human intelligence who would adopt whatever language and culture they grew up in. Their differences due to being a Neanderthal would be more subtle than the variation among individual human beings. They would likely lead a normal life, provided they could escape the inevitable media frenzy and racism. The question "should we clone a Neanderthal?" is the same as the question "should we use unreliable technology to radically alter the development of a human being just for research purposes?" in which case the answer is undeniably "No".

arethuza 17y ago
In his BBC series "British Isles: A Natural History" Alan Titchmarsh was made up to look like a Neanderthal, put on normal clothes and then went for a walk down a busy street - hardly anyone noticed. You can see a picture of him on this page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A21606040 http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A21606040 An excellent series: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/britishisles/prog_summary.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/britishisles/prog...