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The main non-theoretical concern over such chimeras is that they could host disease variants and transmit them to humans. You don’t want to catch foot & month
by bertil 9y ago
The main non-theoretical concern over such chimeras is that they could host disease variants and transmit them to humans.
You don’t want to catch foot & month disease. They typically should not leave sterile conditions because of that potential threat. Therefore, having cell-bundles grown in petri dishes and vats is probably preferable than an autonomous live animal.
That takes off a bit of the moral conundrum of having cute animals raised to be sacrificed. Vegetarianism and veganism are getting traction fast, so that could become more controversial. SciFi has explored the possibility of having conscious humans raised for their organs, so you could see an increased awareness in the next decades.
- Pica_soO 9y agoAlastair Reynolds introduced us to hyper pigs, beating up humans for a dark past. On the other hand Uplift made it our duty to raise as many creatures to full awareness as possible. Which author are you referring to exactly?
- bertil 9y agoNothing very specific in mind, probably www.imdb.com/title/tt0399201/ which I believe is a remake, or was remade, and is also an adaptation. I can’t remember if Orphan Black is about that. More recently, Altered Carbon or shorter format I saw on Dust toyed with similar ideas.