Article Title
Nonhuman Chimeras with Human Brain Cells
Abstract
Many people find the notion of blending humans and nonhumans together to create animals whose brains are composed entirely of human brain cells disturbing. I argue that these moral qualms lack adequate justification. I consider a number of reasons for objecting to the creation of such chimeras and argue that none of these reasons withstand scrutiny. I argue that the only plausible objections to these chimeras would require that they possess morally significant properties that would be lacked by similar, non-chimeric animals, but that there is no good reason to think this would be the case.
Recommended Citation
Sotnak, Eric
(2011)
"Nonhuman Chimeras with Human Brain Cells,"
Between the Species:
Vol. 13:
Iss.
7, Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15368/bts.2007v13n7.8
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/bts/vol13/iss7/8