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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 79 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Hank Green has a good video on the subject. This is like grafting genes into chimpanzees to make them stand upright and be hairless, and calling them human. There's some cool technology going on here, but it isn't anywhere near a full clone.

https://youtu.be/Ar0zgedLyTw

[–] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

BREAKING NEWS! AUSTRALOPITHECUS HAS JUST BEEN DE-EXTINCTED!

[–] SanndyTheManndy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Stephen Baxter catching strays...

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Thanks for the link, that's an interesting material. However, I had to re-read that sentence three times trying to make sense of clothing items in genetics.

UPDATE: It has been fixed. Thank you : ).

[–] vaguerant@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago

Well, have you tried bending over in skinny jeans?