Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
The Prindle Post
Publication Date
2-5-2019
Abstract
In 2013, Harvard professor George Church raised the possibility that an “extremely adventurous female human” might one day serve as a surrogate mother to a cloned Neanderthal child. In the recent bestseller Sapiens, author and historian Yuval Noah Harari discusses the possibility of resurrecting Neanderthal, reintroducing the idea into popular discussion. Bringing Neanderthal back to life would be an instance of what many scientists call de-extinction. The idea that something like this may be possible is certainly both intriguing and entertaining. But, to paraphrase Jurassic Park, when it comes to using emerging technology in this way, are people spending so much time thinking about whether they could that they haven’t stopped to consider whether they should?
Recommended Citation
Robison-Green, Rachel. "Questioning the Morality of Raising Neanderthal". The Prindle Post. https://www.prindlepost.org/2019/02/questioning-the-morality-of-raising-neanderthal/
