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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Contrary to popular belief, there is a lot that we
don't know about speciation and the ability to reproduce. Many people tend to
look at taxonomy to determine whether or not something is a different species
while others think that this is determined by a creature's ability to reproduce
viable offspring. We know that dogs and wolves can interbreed and we know
that dogs and wolves share about 99% of the same genetic material.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We also know that humans share about 99% genetic
material in common with chimpanzees. In fact, we are genetically closer to the
chimpanzee than the chimpanzee is to the ape. Yet they are classified as a
separate genus. Our separation was some 5-7 million years ago. So does time play
a larger factor than genetic similarity? No one really knows.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, while studying human origins we have found
that there were countless "species" of <FONT size=3><FONT size=2>anthropoids
</FONT></FONT>that were running around the world. Until fairly recently it
really was a Planet of the Apes. We are constantly finding new "species" that
have existed at some point. WHen you look at museum exhibits you see a nice
clean lineage from Australopithecus to us. But there really is a lot we don't
know. For</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> example, was H. neanderthalensis a
hybrid? Were we a hybrid? There's a lot of debate about these things in
paleoanthropological circles. Knowing that a 5 million year separation can
still produce offspring would really tell researchers in this field a lot.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, you have the possible benefits of growing
replacement organs that are pretty much human in a species that would not be
quite human. As long as the hybrid didn;t look too human, many would be willing
to use them as live organ donors. (many wouldn;t even care if they did appear
human) Of course, this is unethical, but it's your argument that ethics is not
enough to keep science in check. Using your argument, body farms are another
inevitability. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Scientific experiments always stem from questions
being asked. Certainly the question gets quite a bit about humans and chimps in
that field. There are many debates about whether or not it would work. But as
far as I know, the actual study has never been done. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As for how to get it done, are you kidding? I am
sure there are enough zoophiles out there to get this done.</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">> I can think of lots of useful
knowledge gained from breeding a human and a chimp and as far as I know it
hasn't been tried. That's simply amazing if you ask
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Why are you amazed
that it hasn’t been tried? What useful knowledge could be gained? How
would you go about breeding a human and a chimp.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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