Pastor Mike Online 1-10-17

Published on Jan 10, 2017
First PMO of 2017. Topics include - What does God say about keeping the Sabbath? Was Ellen White a prophet or an apostle? The legal chaos related to Human-Animal Chimeras, which species has dominion over the other?

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170104-the-birth-of-the-human-animal-chimeras

It is 120 years since Wells first published his novel, and to read some recent headlines you would think that we are veering dangerously close to his dystopic vision. "Frankenstein scientists developing part-human part-animal chimera," exclaimed the UK's Daily Mirror in May 2016. "Science wants to break down the fence between man and beast," the Washington Times declared two months later, fearing that sentient animals would soon be unleashed on the world.
Homer describes a chimera as a lion-snake hybrid (Credit: Loc/Alamy)
Homer describes a chimera as a fire-breathing lion-snake hybrid (Credit: Loc/Alamy)
The hope is to implant human stem cells in an animal embryo so that it will grow specific human organs. The approach could, in theory, provide a ready-made replacement for a diseased heart or liver – eliminating the wait for a human donor and reducing the risk of organ rejection.