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Friday, July 22, 2011

Beware 'Planet of the Apes' experiments that could create sci-fi nightmare

It sounds like something from a Hollywood science fiction film: a race that is half human, half ape.

But leading scientists are today demanding tough new rules to prevent the nightmare scenario becoming a reality.

In a hard-hitting report, they warn  that research is close to pushing ‘ethical boundaries’ and that extreme attempts to  give laboratory animals human attributes must be banned.

A scene from the latest Planet of the Apes film Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Summer blockbuster: A scene from the latest Planet of the Apes film Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2017475/Beware-Planet-Apes-experiments-create-sci-fi-nightmare.html#ixzz1SqRTT24D

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