BOFFINS CREATE HUMAN-CHICKEN HYBRID MONSTERS!
BOFFINS have come up with a half- human, half- chicken hybrid – which could see 6ft talking chickens running around the British countryside in just FIVE years.
And the experiments which came up with the ungodly creatures – based in New York – have been called ‘ sick’ and ‘ disturbing’.
It’s believed the Pope “hit the roof” when he learned of the meddling with God’s work.
Researchers hope that by transplanting human stem cells onto newly- formed chicken embryos they can find out more about how cells transform into foetuses.
And the findings could lead to a whole host of new treatments for developmental disorders, they believe.
But the research has been blasted as “an abomination” and has been met with repulsion online.
Among those to express their disgust was Twitter user EricHedean, who said: “This is SICK!”
And social media fan BernieForTheGreaterGood added: “For real. That’s some sick stuff, no excuses when there are all these supercomputers to do molecular level research.”
The research was lead by a team of scientists under Ali Brivanlou at Rockerfeller University in New York.
Scientists already know that embryonic stem cells can differentiate into any of the body’s specialised cell types – from bone and brain to lung and liver.
Dr Brivanlou said of the results: “Once you transplant the human organiser into a chicken embryo, the language it uses to instruct the bird cells to establish the brain and nervous system is the same as the one used by amphibians and fish.”
Also expressing their distaste online was Cassandra Fairbanks, who wrote on Twitter: “This isn’t OK. Scientists need to chill. They’re making human/ chicken hybrid embryos!”