Eugenics with apes?

Twink (neptune@mars.superlink.net)
Wed, 19 Nov 1997 19:19:15 -0500 (EST)


At 04:02 PM 11/19/97 -0500, CurtAdams@aol.com wrote:
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>In a message dated 11/19/97 2:00:52 AM, asa@nada.kth.se wrote:
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>>I don't know anything about Oliver, but it is very unlikely a
>>chimpanzee - human crossbreed would be viable. Just because they are
>>closely related to us doesn't mean they are compatible.
>
>According to a science film I saw in high school, such an experiment
>was performed back in the eugenics days. The embryos were nonviable
>and died in the second month.

Can we get a confirmationon this? When exactly were those eugenics
days? 1930s I assume.

Daniel Ust