The ambition to revive the extinct breed
Professor George Church from Harvard Medical School, believes that he could reconstruct the DNA of the ancient Neanderthals and revive the extinct breed 33,000 years ago.
Professor Church's ambitious project is reminiscent of the Jurassic Park science fiction film. However, while the dinosaurs in the film were created in the laboratory, his plan required the volunteer of a modern person.
Prehistoric Neanderthal extinct 33,000 years ago, but
George Church professor hopes to revive them with the help of one
Modern women volunteer as 'pregnant women'. (Photo: Daily Telegraph)
Professor Church said, his analysis of Neanderthal gene codes through fossil bone samples was complete, enough to reconstruct their DNA."Now I need a woman who is adventurous," said the researcher. The process requires a lot of things, but I believe it can be done. '
Professor Church's project is expected to begin by recreating Neanderthal DNA based on the gene discovered in fossils. He will then put this DNA into stem cells. Next, these stem cells are transplanted into the cells of a human embryo at an early stage of development.
Researchers believe that stem cells will direct embryonic development into Neanderthals, not modern humans.
After a few days of growth in the laboratory, the embryo ' inclined to Neanderthal breed' will be implanted into the womb of a pregnant pregnant mother - a volunteer woman.
Contrary to popular belief, the owner of the big brain
more and can be smarter than modern people. (Photo: BBC)
Professor Church, a pioneering scientist in synthetic biology, helped promote the Decisive Human Genome Project, Neanderthals are not stubborn creatures, but very intelligent, even more than modern people. Their brains are about the same size as modern humans and they have also built rudimentary tools.
Mr. Church believes, his project can be useful for humanity. However, it has sparked an argument in the scientific world. Other scientists say, in theory, his ambition is feasible, although in the UK and many other countries, human cloning is a crime.
In addition, Professor Church's project is so advanced that it may be beyond the rules of existing laws. Some experts are even concerned, people who favor Neanderthal breeds may lack immunity to modern diseases to survive. Others fear that the process of reviving extinct breeds may lead to deformities.
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