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Is it just me or is there a certain irony to be found in the timing of a rare cattle and other animal breeds conservation initiative being announced in the UK and stem cell researchers at Newcastle University requesting authorisation to hybridize nuclear-free eggs from cows with a human skin cell nucleus?

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  • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)rollonequick
    rollonequick
    Nov. 8, 2006, 4:41 a.m.

    because of this, soon cows will have minds just like humans. consider that.. :-(

    • Avg rating: (+11/-1 10)ScienceWriter
      ScienceWriter
      Nov. 9, 2006, 3:32 a.m.

      Never mind the minds, what about all that methane? It's a greenhouse gas don't ya know/

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