# The First Genetically altered Humans' Creation Approved In The UK.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 12, 2005, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-genetically-altered-humans-creation-approved-in-the-uk/321235 "2005-09-12T13:35:41Z")\
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**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:** [September 12, 2005, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-genetically-altered-humans-creation-approved-in-the-uk/321235/1 "2005-09-12T13:35:41Z")

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And it begins.

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A cure for all genetic diseases?  
Master Race?  
Superheros?  
Morphic hybrids of humans & animals?

In th end, where will this go?  
BTW–if the Mods deem that this shoul;d “go” to GD, fine with me.

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**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-genetically-altered-humans-creation-approved-in-the-uk/321235/2 "2005-09-12T16:34:34Z")

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Fixing mitochondia problems is excellent use of genteic science with no link towards the creation of ‘designer babies’. Mitochondria DNA is quite separate from cell neucleus DNA and is not involved in genetic evolution being passed always from the mother allone. This seems to be the supplying of healthy mitochondria from a doner woman to the fertilised egg cell of a woman who has faulty mitochondria.

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**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2005, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-genetically-altered-humans-creation-approved-in-the-uk/321235/3 "2005-09-12T16:52:39Z")

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My vote is for prehensile tentacles growing from the back. Or maybe a third arm (Think “Watchmaker”).

I’m just _sayin’_!

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**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:** [September 12, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-genetically-altered-humans-creation-approved-in-the-uk/321235/4 "2005-09-12T18:08:39Z")

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> [@Daithi Lacha](#):
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> My vote is for prehensile tentacles growing from the back. Or maybe a third arm (Think “Watchmaker”).
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> I’m just _sayin’_!

And we know what you’ll be _doing_ with that third hand, **Daithi** , and you oughtta be ashamed, or at least wash your hands afterwards.

What you’ll _need_ is a third eye, for when you go blind from using that third hand.

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**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-genetically-altered-humans-creation-approved-in-the-uk/321235/5 "2005-09-12T18:48:58Z")

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What, you’ve never heard of _Third Eye Blind_?