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Playing in Science - Glowing Monkeys 'to Aid Research'


Science & Tech  (tags: animal experiments, animal testing, animal rights, cruelty, GeneticEngineering, medicine, research, science )

Joanna
- 208 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Scientists have genetically modified primates to make them glow green and pass the trait on to their offspring. BUAV: "This sort of research on animals as sentient as monkeys and apes does not have public support"
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Past Member (0)
Wednesday May 27, 2009, 3:45 pm
This "glow" thing is so stupid and a horrid thing to do to any animal. Thanks Joanna/noted
 

Joanna D. (207)
Wednesday May 27, 2009, 5:54 pm
Yeah, this sort of research doesn't have public support, but it doesn't matter since governments and EU Parliament support animal experiments
 

Raffi Sabra Mu is Gone (340)
Wednesday May 27, 2009, 6:46 pm
Why don't the scientists just use each other as proto-types in the interest of "science" and set themselves to glowing.

It's a recurring dream of mine that we enter a lab and in all the cages are the "scientists" and standing at the lab table closely examining their contained subjects are dogs, cats, mice, rabbits and primates in lab coats. And the rest would be just a dream come true...thanks Joanna...noted. Well, it would all be in the interest of "science", wouldn't it?
 

Sheila G. (251)
Wednesday May 27, 2009, 7:43 pm
they are still all only an animal to most of our world, that blind eye and deaf ear keeps people quiet, they suffer while mankind says oh well, nothing I can do about it.
sick and frustrated with so many who only care2 until it's inconvenient. the governments will continue as long as the masses turn their heads.
sweet dreams, Rafael
ty Joanna
 

Pam F. (194)
Thursday May 28, 2009, 2:21 am
Creating "glow-in-the-dark" monkeys doesn't have public support - shock,horror,how can that be possible! So useful and essential!
But never mind - the scientists don't actually NEED public support, do they - EU Parliament and governments blindly give them all the support they want, and to hell with public opinion!
 

Laurel W. (212)
Thursday May 28, 2009, 7:44 pm
Oh God no!
 

Ancil S. (51)
Thursday May 28, 2009, 9:54 pm
Yet another example of mankind's inhumane,insane need to change things that God created.They should leave these poor animals alone,and experiment on themselves,instead.
 

Winefred M. (72)
Friday May 29, 2009, 6:24 am
Try it first on the monkey then on the human being!!!!!
 

Claudia Peters (310)
Friday May 29, 2009, 1:57 pm
What the hell ???
 

AwayNoPost NoForwards (241)
Saturday May 30, 2009, 5:33 pm
Oh Joanna, How can we possibly stop this if the EU does not give a living S.H.I.T.???
 

Elaine Robinson (116)
Monday June 1, 2009, 1:57 am
This is too F****** SICK
 

julie j. (98)
Tuesday June 2, 2009, 7:14 am
What rubbish will they think up next! This is totally unessecary and cruel.
Where is it going to end?
 
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