# Human-Rabbit Clones... WTF??? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 15, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308 "2003-08-15T02:40:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gypsymoth3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@gypsymoth3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gypsymoth3)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/1 "2003-08-15T02:40:17Z")
[Here](http://www.wkzq.net/skin/blurb.php?sectionId=129&contentId=29101)’s an article that says scientists in China are adding human skin cells to rabbit embryos and that some scientists in massachusetts had tried doing the same thing with cows instead of rabbits. so, what would these clones be like? normal rabbits but with human skin? normal rabbits with normal rabbit skin but with human skin hanging off their noses? or some deformed-looking new hybrid species? ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/2 "2003-08-15T02:53:23Z")
Duplicate thread: [Human-Rabbit Clones… WTF](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=204736) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/3 "2003-08-15T03:02:01Z")
Cross species **chimera** have already been created in a similar fashion. Generally, the cells integrate themselves into a normal distribution of the host species. If it’s done early enough (in the blastocyst stage) then a true chimera is formed which is a more or less equal mixture of the two species. Look up Chimera and Transgenic on google. I did a search earlier but it seems that the key sites are down (likely due to the power outage in the east). ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/4 "2003-08-15T03:26:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by C K Dexter Haven \* > \*\*Duplicate thread: [Human-Rabbit Clones… WTF](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=204736) \*\* This seems to be a link back to this exact same thread. ---
**Author:** ![Splanky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@Splanky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splanky)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/5 "2003-08-15T04:30:19Z")
Maybe he merged the threads… ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/6 "2003-08-15T06:02:56Z")
[Here’s a picture of the full-grown cross-breed](http://mysite.freeserve.com/explayboybunnies2/photoalbums/bunnybrenda/bb1.html). ## Peace. Shhhh… I’m hominizing wabbits. Heh heh heh heh. ---
**Author:** ![lokij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@lokij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lokij)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/7 "2003-08-15T06:17:49Z")
From what I understand, this object of this experiment is not to create a mutant rabbit/human clone but to obtain embryonic stem cells. They took DNA (From foreskins I believe) and inserted it into a rabbit egg cell after sucking it’s DNA out. So what you’ll have is a rabbit egg cell (which isn’t that different from it’s human counterpart) with human DNA and rabbit mitochondrial DNA which really is a seperate thing altogether. This is good news because it means there is potentially a way around obtaining embryonic stem cells other than from aborted fetal tissue or cloning using human doner egg cells. The key is to find out whether the mitochondrial DNA will interfere or not in making the resulting stem cells viable for human transplantation. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/8 "2003-08-15T07:00:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by moriah \* > \*\*[Here’s a picture of the full-grown cross-breed](http://mysite.freeserve.com/explayboybunnies2/photoalbums/bunnybrenda/bb1.html). \*\* So… when am I going to be able to pick up one of those from my local pet store? ---
**Author:** ![scm1001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/9 "2003-08-15T16:08:27Z")
sorry, the hybrid actually looks like this [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003372588,00.html](http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003372588,00.html) kinda cute though ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/10 "2003-08-15T16:59:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by moriah \* > \*\*[Here’s a picture of the full-grown cross-breed](http://mysite.freeserve.com/explayboybunnies2/photoalbums/bunnybrenda/bb1.html). > > ## Peace. > > Shhhh… I’m hominizing wabbits. Heh heh heh heh. \*\* [No. HERE.](http://www.snowbuni.com/SBcg/tcg1/html/jhwSB_flightsuit.html) 😃 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/11 "2003-08-15T18:41:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lokij \* > \*\*They took DNA (From foreskins I believe) \*\* I hope those donors were planning on being circumcised anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/12 "2003-08-15T19:57:51Z")
Cloning is just wrong all together! ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/13 "2003-08-15T20:43:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Isabelle \* > \*\*Cloning is just wrong all together! \*\* All: “Cloning is just wrong!” Just what a human-rabbit crosss-breed would look like, I couldn’t tell. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/14 "2003-08-15T20:51:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by moriah \* > All: “Cloning is just wrong!” And don’t call me Shirley! ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/15 "2003-08-15T20:58:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by moriah \* > \*\*Just what a human-rabbit crosss-breed would look like, I couldn’t tell. \*\* Aww, c’mon, you can tell _us_! We won’t say anything! ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/16 "2003-08-15T23:22:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by moriah \* > Just what a human-rabbit cross-breed would look like, I couldn’t tell. \*\* We’ll just have to wait for the sequel to “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?”, then! ---
**Author:** ![gypsymoth3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@gypsymoth3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gypsymoth3)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/17 "2003-08-16T01:53:01Z")
**Panache** i think one of the links in thish thread (the Sun News one) said they were five. from what i’ve heard, most people (or at least the jews in the old testament) are cirumcised at like 9 days old because of high levels of vitamin k to prevent bleeding. ---
**Author:** ![xvxdarkknightxvx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/34f0e0/32.png) [@xvxdarkknightxvx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xvxdarkknightxvx)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/18 "2003-08-16T02:17:45Z")
Make it invisible, and we’ve got ourselves a Harvey. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/19 "2003-08-16T02:29:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Isabelle \* > \*\*Cloning is just wrong all together! \*\* Does that include things like vegetables and flowers? ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308/20 "2003-08-16T05:20:44Z")
does that also include teleportation? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rabbit-clones-wtf/195308.md?page=2)