Re: Human Limb Cloning
Chris L Johnson
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Title:
Re: Human Limb Cloning
Creator:
Chris L Johnson
Date:
1/20/1998
Text:
>Is there any discussion of this application of cloning ever/yet?
>
>The notion of replacing lost limbs by cloning has been discussed by
>many people with limb loss, are they just wishful thinking or is the
>possibility of limb re-generation a possibility say in the next thirty
>years?
The problem may come in the battle over ethics of human cloning, and not
in whether or not the technology and methods are available. An
adult-size leg clone would have to be grown and exercised to be viable,
then harvested and attached to a genetically similar host... such as an
amputee in need.
Imagine a day when pseudo humans (higher-brain-less, supposed souless
bodies), do nothing but grow and exercise, for harvesting of parts. It's
a difficult scenario. Nevertheless, with some of the stupid ideoologies
forming today, I suspect someday, people'd have no problem cloning humans
for harvest, while having a fit over eating meat! But as one wise bumper
sticker once said:
If animals aren't supposed to be eaten, why are they made of meat?
:)
Just a juxtaposed reflection....
Chris (CJ) Johnson
Director of Engineering,
College Park Industries, Inc.
(810) 294-7950 (at CPI), (616) 664-4173 (home office)
<Email Address Redacted>
>
>The notion of replacing lost limbs by cloning has been discussed by
>many people with limb loss, are they just wishful thinking or is the
>possibility of limb re-generation a possibility say in the next thirty
>years?
The problem may come in the battle over ethics of human cloning, and not
in whether or not the technology and methods are available. An
adult-size leg clone would have to be grown and exercised to be viable,
then harvested and attached to a genetically similar host... such as an
amputee in need.
Imagine a day when pseudo humans (higher-brain-less, supposed souless
bodies), do nothing but grow and exercise, for harvesting of parts. It's
a difficult scenario. Nevertheless, with some of the stupid ideoologies
forming today, I suspect someday, people'd have no problem cloning humans
for harvest, while having a fit over eating meat! But as one wise bumper
sticker once said:
If animals aren't supposed to be eaten, why are they made of meat?
:)
Just a juxtaposed reflection....
Chris (CJ) Johnson
Director of Engineering,
College Park Industries, Inc.
(810) 294-7950 (at CPI), (616) 664-4173 (home office)
<Email Address Redacted>
Citation
Chris L Johnson, “Re: Human Limb Cloning,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/210183.
