Just imagine walking into McDonalds a few decades from now and ordering a Big Mac for your junk food hunger and a Big Shot for whatever ails you. Both from the same cow.
Cow-human cross embryo lives three days
HUMAN-cow embryos have been created in a world first at Newcastle University in England, hailed by the scientific community, but labelled “monstrous” by opponents.
A team has grown hybrid embryos after injecting human DNA into eggs taken from cows’ ovaries, which had most of their genetic material removed.
The embryos survived for three days and are intended to provide a limitless supply of stem cells to develop therapies for diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and spinal cord injuries, overcoming a worldwide shortfall in human embryos.
#8, UTH,
You make a good point worthy of discussion. Instead of a blanket free for all I might go with limited organ retrieval, such as heart/lungs, eyes, and kidneys.
My only argument against would be the sentimentality most people place on their “loved ones” remains. Sheet, I have expressly stated that if any part of my body can help someone, then help them. I won’t be needing those parts anymore.
Waste? Bury me in recycled cardboard and plant a tree over me.
#22, Catshit, I have to agree.
I was wondering, if my unused body was converted to ethanol, how many miles would someone get from me?
#21, That also is probably the best idea of the bunch. If the mother gives consent, then that should be good and fine. Something like donating our body to science.