Genetic Engineering: Giving Animals Consciousness

Clearly what I've been doing was focused on what might happen as a result of our ongoing research into recombinant DNA. What was the motivation behind it, and what might happen in the next year. This is more of a tangent with the recent work and how viable it is, and not much a theme into consciousness Insulin One of the least controversial methods of implanting DNA into nonhumans was featuring the work of putting human insulin DNA into bacteria. Normally, the shortage for insulin was widespread and was dependent on blood and insulin donors. And now, we are able to, through the power of millions of bacteria, harvest and distill insulin in enough quantities for an inexpensive cost. (Ignoring the artificial price hike from the distributor company management.) This raises nearly no questions of ethics because bacteria, some of the simplest organisms on Earth, are not capable of assembling themselves to work through to create a consciousness. That comes with another interesting ...

The deed is done. A supposed animal now has consciousness deep within the confines of a lab is now somewhat or fully able to reason, think, and communicate. While actually forming the words with a distended mouth may be a harder event to think about, the final ruling is official. Of course, now the wide effects have to be considered. Can these animals be considered pets anymore? Can they be sold? Would they be able to lead lives of their own, apart from humans. This makes me think that this is where I really want to branch out with the theoretical here. Now into social order, now into law, now into integration. I.e. the stuff I really don't know much about but would like to think about. Not necessarily all in this blog; I'll try to lightly touch on each, but the bigger projects would definitely come later. Courts There's still, turmoil, uncertainty, and excitement everywhere. And bear in mind, a lot of documents will have to be changed as an effect. Should Congress rec...

Some people say they have spiritual connections with animals. Spending so much time with animals surely grants a person a sense of familiarity (understatement of the year). In essence, we feel like we can read our pet cat, hamster, snake like a book. And they in turn know us. But where does that empathy come from? Does it stretch from our ability to empathize with them? Or their ability to empathize with us? Or both. I would strongly lean towards the former: We empathize. with animals. Which explains why we can see so many commercials about cruelty and donation to ASPCA. As a tangent, I made it a personal mission to avoid donating to organizations that do this: If you don't donate, chances are you'll turn off the TV or change the channel. If you do, chances are you're already donating, and therefore probably don't need a reminder. But in either case, let's play with using the word 'who' over 'what' when I say which animal to use for eventual 'gi...