Panel Votes to Outlaw Human-Animal Hybrids

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This all sounds like a sci-fi horror movie in the making... I think science is going too far with mixing human & animal cells. Seems as if scientists are trying to create the next breed of freaks. Don't we have enough issues to contend with??? How about we start taking better care of the earth and our health by eliminating the chemicals we put into the atmosphere and our foods... Then maybe we wouldn't have so many diseases and no need for drugs to counter the chemicals that are destroying our bodies.

Shoua of CA 9:10PM December 16, 2009

They can outlaw human-animal hybrids in LA., but no state in the
U.S. can stop them from being developed in some third world country half way around the world. Suppose hybrids with almost human intelligence are successfully born into this world in some remote country someday...then a hybrid/chimera rights activist group becomes established some day...and that activist group stands firm that,"Hybrids and chimeras are part human and have human rights like the rest of us". The lobbyists of...oh,say... Hybrid Chimera Rights International(HCRI) successfully get legislation passed that a hybrid or chimera above a determined level of intelligence cannot be prohibited entry into the U.S. if they choose to imigrate. If events run that course, hybrids and chimeras could be residing among us one day...Inspite of our efforts to outlaw them.

Harry of AR 2:06PM October 09, 2009

new diseases between animal and human have existed before but changing as we continue our human animal integration into the scientic world of the unknown. Disease will change and jump from one species too another and new disease will continue too develop which will be unknown too man.

cyndi warren of SC 4:59AM August 18, 2009

could the influenza have jumped from one species too another by integrating the two together as they have done already for testing purposes. For example, by planting human embryo in pigs for research.

cyndi warren of SC 4:49AM August 18, 2009

We already have human-animal hybrids running around, especially in LA. How else do you explain the human-jackass creatures in the LA Senate who would come up with this kind of ridiculous legislation? For that matter, we have a number of human-jackass nutjobs in the US Senate as well, who today introduced similar legislation on the national level.

Dan S of WA 9:50AM July 15, 2009

What are the scienctic professionals thinking? Animal and human were never supposed to mix genetically. God saw that none of the animals that hHe created were fit mates for the man He created in His own Image. Shame on you all!

Richard & Claire Manuel of LA 9:22AM May 18, 2009

increasingly there has been an attack on research not because it is ineffective, but because some one had a moral issue with it. instead of allowing common human decency and promotion of beneficial goals, rampant legislation is created to defeat and restrain expierimental procedures because they might be to controversial. this article is indicative of such movements, mentioning the only legitamite evidence against such a procedure, that it ust be refined until the end giving priority to comments on morality, simply to fulfuill the readers expectations.

mattew jones of MD 12:27AM May 13, 2009