Scientists Want to Make Real-Life Zombies
“Human bodyoids are not entirely within the realm of science fiction,” writes Aaron Kheriaty. (Illustration by The Free Press; images via National Library of Medicine)
Researchers say growing brainless human bodies could help save lives. But is it ethical?
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“Ethically Sourced ‘Spare’ Human Bodies Could Revolutionize Medicine.”
That was the strange title of a fairly recent article in MIT Technology Review, in which three Stanford biologists and ethicists argue for the use of so-called bodyoids in science and medicine. This infelicitous term refers to human bodies created from stem cells—bodies that have been…
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