The new developments that science and technology will or can bring to us can sometimes exceed our thoughts and dreams. New hybrid human-animal species like it!

Is such a thing really possible? revealed positive or negative what results? Is it ethical? Let’s look at the answers to all these confusing questions together.

Hybrid species already exist in nature, which are the result of the crossing of other species.

By mating animals of different species, so-called ‘hybrids’ can be born. The most famous of these are mule born from mating of donkey and horse, we can say garfish (goat+sheep) which comes from the mating of goats and sheep. However, when animals of different species mate with each other, they cannot continue their lineage in this way.

The closer the animals are to each other in the genetic tree, the greater the chance of survival of the offspring. However, not every baby born can reproduce. Some hybrid creatures, they can never reproduce and continue their kind. Therefore, it is helpful to say that the topic we will talk about is different from the horse-donkey hybrid.

For years, scientists have experimented with combining the genes of humans with different animals.

These experiments were usually performed on animals such as mice and pigs. While the issue of ethics is debatable, there were also some very interesting results. For example mouse with an ear on it!

What would happen if we transplanted stem cells into animal embryos?

When we transplant a stem cell into an animal embryo, such as a mouse, these stem cells transform into a different cell type and travel to the brain. cognitive development of animals able to implement changes.

Mice; animals that can become aware of what is happening around them and that, like humans, can experience feelings of fear, anxiety and happiness. But if this stem cell triggers changes that enable cognitive development, Rats with as much consciousness as humans or different species may arise depending on the animal in which the experiment is performed.

New experiments are still being conducted to transplant human cells into animal embryos.

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The main purpose of these experiments; to see if animals can grow healthy with human organs. If such a thing were possible, people would when the need arises animals can be transmitted.

Unfortunately, such experiments are unethical because the animals used in the experiments are kept until the desired result is achieved. killed and suffered It is known, but it is a fact that it will usher in a new era in science.

If instead we enter a period where we can artificially reproduce our organs as technology continues to evolve. without the need for animal testing Of course we can live too! Studies even support that non-animal methods yield better results in modeling and treating human disease.

Facilitating gene editing with CRISPR technology could also lead to the emergence of new species.

CRISPR, one of the gene editing technologies; In addition to humans, it may play a role in regulating the DNA of other living things such as plants, animals and viruses. Thanks to this technology, our DNA chains are formed “genetic scissors” Can be cut and reassembled.

CRISPR, whose main goal is to improve health and quality of life; developing new medicines, detecting diseased genes and it’s really exciting to develop new treatments. In addition, gene editing is predicted to create organs that are compatible with humans of different species.

CRISPR technology doesn’t yet have a purpose like the “human-animal hybrid” creatures we’re talking about.

If you think of this technology in terms of combining the genes of other animals or plants with humans, the results can be frightening! Now, for genetic disorders CRISPR is being used in diseases like hemophilia and sickle cell anemia, but we don’t yet know exactly what we’ll see as this reach expands.

When people take on the form of “half-man, half-animal,” such as a demigod, it can have consequences that we cannot avoid.

Thousands of wars have been fought throughout history and thousands of wars continue to be fought between people. Today; species with horses below the waist, human species that can fly, agile species such as cats If this happens, inter-species wars are likely to start this time as well.

Of course, this is a very distant thought for now. For now, these are the developments we are closest to by transferring part of their genes to animals to obtain different results and pave the way for future experiments and developments.

Some scholars say that as humans we shouldn’t play “theism”.

in neuroethics research assistant Dr. Mackenzie Graham “People shouldn’t play God. He must not create unnatural things. “If our goal is to create creatures with a higher moral level, for example, if we want to create a species with a higher cognitive ability, doing these experiments is wrong from the start.” say.

even now transgender women, While it is debated whether or not this should happen in women’s sports, we leave you with the interpretation of what can happen if something like this happens!