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UK's first hybrid embryos created

TBiddy

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i think the main debate (aside from on religious grounds) is that you are using something that could potentially be life.

i think that if the embryo could feel pain by this stage then its probably not acceptable, but my understanding is that they dont feel pain til some time after 20 weeks.

so if they dont feel pain then whats all the fuss? it can save peoples lives. the fact that it could become life is irrelevant if they do not have consciousness or feel pain - think of all the sperm that have died to allow one baby to be born. they could all have become life, but they dont feel anything so no one worries about it
 

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i think that if the embryo could feel pain by this stage then its probably not acceptable, but my understanding is that they dont feel pain til some time after 20 weeks.

How do they know this? Did they poll them or something? ;)
 

TBiddy

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before this time embryos are unresponsive. after 24 weeks or so they show signs of consciousness and they respond to stimuli and even show facial expression (i think)

the brain neurons link up and brain waves are first detected, which shows pain can be felt and so on.
 
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