If this cat met a cop, would it only need to put one hand up? Lets talk about chimeras. (elect, doctor)

[70Ford]

Meet Venus, the cat with 2 faces
That's a chimera. Pretty neat, huh?

It has two sets of DNA. While this is mildly amusing, there are some fascinating things going on with DNA these days. DNA and animals.

Remember when stem cell research was kind of shut down? What happened back then?
BBC NEWS | Health | Plan to create human-cow embryos

Dude, they can make a minotaur. Wow!
Imagine you need a new heart. A doctor takes some skin cells and then transforms them into stem cells. The cells are injected into a pig embryo. The piglet is raised for six months, euthanized, and the heart transplanted into your chest with little concern of tissue rejection because your own DNA would be in the organ. If such a procedure could be perfected–and scientists are working on it–it would end the organ shortage.
Pig hearts could be transplanted into humans after baboon success - Telegraph

A genetically engineered pig heart which was transplanted into a baboon has survived more than a year without being rejected, leading scientists to hope that animal parts could one day provide a limitless sources of organs...

Here's the kicker though. It's part human. Does it have part human rights? "Why no, it's not a human, it's just a pig with human genes, you donkey." "That's totally different."

I look at it this way. If there was something wrong with a man-bear-pig combo, it would be mentioned in the Bible. God sees everything. Since it's not mentioned, it must be fine. It's all part of the great plan.

I find it funny that the same arguments they have for the pig...."It wouldn't have a viable life, anyways" could be said for a human clone. Why can't we just switch the aging gene from a fast growing pig to a human clone that's been bred not to have a fully functioning brain? You get all the parts you want and no "it's a real thing with a soul" hassle.

[phma]

Originally Posted by 70Ford

Meet Venus, the cat with 2 faces
That's a chimera. Pretty neat, huh?

It has two sets of DNA. While this is mildly amusing, there are some fascinating things going on with DNA these days. DNA and animals.

Remember when stem cell research was kind of shut down? What happened back then?
BBC NEWS | Health | Plan to create human-cow embryos

Dude, they can make a minotaur. Wow!
Imagine you need a new heart. A doctor takes some skin cells and then transforms them into stem cells. The cells are injected into a pig embryo. The piglet is raised for six months, euthanized, and the heart transplanted into your chest with little concern of tissue rejection because your own DNA would be in the organ. If such a procedure could be perfected–and scientists are working on it–it would end the organ shortage.
Pig hearts could be transplanted into humans after baboon success - Telegraph

A genetically engineered pig heart which was transplanted into a baboon has survived more than a year without being rejected, leading scientists to hope that animal parts could one day provide a limitless sources of organs...

Here's the kicker though. It's part human. Does it have part human rights? "Why no, it's not a human, it's just a pig with human genes, you donkey." "That's totally different."

I look at it this way. If there was something wrong with a man-bear-pig combo, it would be mentioned in the Bible. God sees everything. Since it's not mentioned, it must be fine. It's all part of the great plan.

I find it funny that the same arguments they have for the pig...."It wouldn't have a viable life, anyways" could be said for a human clone. Why can't we just switch the aging gene from a fast growing pig to a human clone that's been bred not to have a fully functioning brain? You get all the parts you want and no "it's a real thing with a soul" hassle.

We have enough of those now. We elect them repeatedly because they represent us. But a cat like that is so cool. He will need special treatment.

He would be put in a choke hold first. Then handcuffed behind his back and told to raise one paw. If he doesn't comply in a reasonable amount of time then its into the sack and into the river. Then we can search for his soul and get stem cells from that. I love research.

[Bulldogdad]

Don't like cats.

Woof.

[katzpaw]

Bele: It is obvious to the most simpleminded that Lokai is of an inferior breed.
Mr. Spock: The obvious visual evidence, Commissioner, is that he is of the same breed as yourself.
Bele: Are you blind, Commander Spock? Well, look at me. Look at me!
Captain James T. Kirk: You are black on one side and white on the other.
Bele: I am black on the right side!
Captain James T. Kirk: I fail to see the significant difference.
Bele: Lokai is right on the white side. All of his people are right on the white side.