Op-Ed: Times View: Scientists create a sheep that has 15 per cent human cells

March 27, 2007

In The Island of Dr Moreau, H G Wells took us through an incredible and tragic story of an eccentric researcher who tries his hand at creating human-animal hybrids through vivisection. Dr Moreau’s mission — going against the laws of nature — pursued by researchers today with access to modern techniques like cloning could lead to consequences worse than tragic; for technology as an instrument of oppression can lead to self-annihilation. (Times of India)