Jeremy wrote:
] A group of American and Canadian biologists is debating
] whether to recommend stem cell experiments that would involve
] creating a human-mouse hybrid. ... animals born from the
] experiment would be chimeras ... with human cells distributed
] throughout their body.
]
] At least two biologists in the group that is discussing the
] experiment said they believed that it was premature or
] unethical and could stir policy makers to limit further stem
] cell research or ban it.

Doesn't Rifkin already have a patent on humice? :)

Decius wrote:
] Jeremy wrote:
] ] A group of American and Canadian biologists is debating
] ] whether to recommend stem cell experiments that would
] ] involve creating a human-mouse hybrid. ... animals born
] ] from the experiment would be chimeras ... with human cells
] ] distributed throughout their body.
] ]
] ] At least two biologists in the group that is discussing the
] ] experiment said they believed that it was premature or
] ] unethical and could stir policy makers to limit further stem
]
] ] cell research or ban it.
]
] Doesn't Rifkin already have a patent on humice? :)

I'm not sure about that. Maybe you're thinking of hummus. :)

I know there is a patent on "knockout" mice.

Speaking of Rifkin, he has recently (~September) published a new book entitled _The Hydrogen Economy_. The top Amazon reviewers complain that he mistakes hydrogen as an energy source, when (at least on Earth) it is really more of an energy storage device.

RE: Stem Cell Mixing May Form a Human-Mouse Hybrid