Science is at it again. Teams in London Edinburgh and Newcastle (places in Europe) are seeking a liscence from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority this month to to create embryos that will be 99.9 per cent human and 0.1 per cent rabbit. It is hoped that this "Frankenbunny" research will one day lead to cures for Alzheimer's or spinal cord injuries.
"If we learn how to do this with animal eggs, we should be able to have more success with human eggs, and I'd much rather know that if we were going to ask women to donate eggs that we were very likely to get stem cells as a result," said Chris Shaw, at the Institute of Psychiatry.
Another possible outcome - fast multiplying zombie bunnies with an incredulous thirst for brains. As a back up, the liscence request also covers 0.1 per cent cow.
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