Sam Brownback's mermaid ban may threaten research
Links:
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5116
http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0709/Mermaids_Centaurs_and_Sam_Brownback.html
U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback's proposed Human-Animal Hybrid Prohibition Act of 2009 is creating a fair amount of hilarity on the Internet. Mermaids outlawed. Spiderman banned. You get the picture.
But the intermingling of human and animal cells has long been a part of medical research. For several years scientists have been transplanting human stem cells into mice and guinea pigs, essentially creating human systems within the animals to experiment with diseases and cures.
Brownback, on his blog, described the bill as:
Links:
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5116
http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0709/Mermaids_Centaurs_and_Sam_Brownback.html
U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback's proposed Human-Animal Hybrid Prohibition Act of 2009 is creating a fair amount of hilarity on the Internet. Mermaids outlawed. Spiderman banned. You get the picture.
But the intermingling of human and animal cells has long been a part of medical research. For several years scientists have been transplanting human stem cells into mice and guinea pigs, essentially creating human systems within the animals to experiment with diseases and cures.
Brownback, on his blog, described the bill as:
But this proposed legislation may be more farreaching than meets the eye. Senators must examine the provisions carefully to make sure they don't outlaw promising research that could lead to cures.