Monkeying Around with Life

 

Transplant Simulation   (Public Domain)

Some have been thrilled that scientists were able to create embryos that are part human and part monkey.  They applaud this effort to eventually grow organs for transplant into ailing humans.

Others are not so happy.  They question the ethics of such endeavors.  Are we monkeying around with actions that only God should engineer?  Will this lead us farther and farther down the slippery slope of unbridled knowledge and power?

Taking a “let’s wait and see” attitude might not work in the real world.  By the time we’ve waited long enough to see, it may be way too late to salvage our thin veneer of morality.

Resources

https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-04-16-scientists-create-embryos-that-are-part-human-part-monkey/?mid=609321&rid=98364581&sc=email&pname=newsletter&cid=NATIONAL&keyid=National%20iHeart%20Daily%20NewsTalk&campid=headline2_readmore

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