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Karen M · 07-21-2002, 07:52 AM

Greetings all

Scientists create mice with double the average brain size:

<a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/782312.asp" target="_blank">http://www.msnbc.com/news/782312.asp</a>

Any opinions on this? Good? Bad? Scary?

I thought it was interesting, and I hope they do another article later once they know whether or not the mice are actually smarter as a result.

universatile · 07-21-2002, 01:23 PM

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Originally posted by Karen M:
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Any opinions on this? Good? Bad? Scary?

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None of the above. I would say it is inevitable and whether or not the outcomes are positive or negative remains to be seen.

Aldehyde · 07-22-2002, 07:34 PM

Very interesting. It's unfortunate that the researchers weren't able to examine the mental capacity of the mice.

I can't really put an opinion toward this because I don't know the outcomes and the potentials of this discovery.

The Other Michael · 07-23-2002, 05:58 AM

Hi Karen,

There is an ongoing thread on human genetic engineering <a href="http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=52&t=000210" target="_blank">here</a> in the Moral Foundations & Principles forum.

cheers,
Michael
MF&P Moderator, 3rd class

07-21-2002, 07:52 AM	#1
Karen M Regular Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 235	Can you feel the genetic engineering issue creeping up on us yet? Greetings all Scientists create mice with double the average brain size: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/782312.asp" target="_blank">http://www.msnbc.com/news/782312.asp</a> Any opinions on this? Good? Bad? Scary? I thought it was interesting, and I hope they do another article later once they know whether or not the mice are actually smarter as a result.

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07-22-2002, 07:34 PM	#3
Aldehyde Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 24	Very interesting. It's unfortunate that the researchers weren't able to examine the mental capacity of the mice. I can't really put an opinion toward this because I don't know the outcomes and the potentials of this discovery.

07-23-2002, 05:58 AM	#4
The Other Michael Honorary Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: In the fog of San Francisco Posts: 12,631	Hi Karen, There is an ongoing thread on human genetic engineering <a href="http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=52&t=000210" target="_blank">here</a> in the Moral Foundations & Principles forum. cheers, Michael MF&P Moderator, 3rd class

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