A human-fish hybrid living in the oceans or major lakes dependent on the photosynthesis of algae.
2006-07-07 12:27:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
67% of the planet surface is under water.
2006-07-18 18:21:39 · update #1
I think it's very conceivable. Occasionally humans are even born having vestigial gills. Everybody's DNA contains so much of the same configurations that we not only have a lot in common with apes, but we share the same kind of stuff-- with minor but crucial modifications-- with frogs, earthworns, and, yes, fish! But I'm sure that it would be a complicated procedure beyond the capabilities of scientists now in the "kindergarten" stage of genomics. We've tagged all the genes, but I don't think we really know how it all works together yet, and-- with the "fish genes" and other ideas I have heard-- I'm not looking forward to the outcome. I don't mind people swimming underwater, but I don't want sharks and squids walking around up here because some scientist mixed up the wrong samples.
2006-07-07 12:36:28 · answer #1 · answered by John (Thurb) McVey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible.
There is atleast no rule in physics which prohibits such experiments. Maybe another 200 years of research will lead to such experiments. Maybe even today it is possible with all the recombinant DNA and cloning techniques. For the organism to survive, new technology needs to be developed.
Most fields of science are pretty saturated and biology is the final frontier. People are already pushing the boundaries. Just type 'organ printing' on google to see what I mean.
2006-07-07 15:36:36 · answer #2 · answered by vinay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be easier to give fish a human-like brain and volcal cords than the other way around, cause dolphins are the closet relative to that idea.
2006-07-17 06:20:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what makes fish live under the sea is their capacity to breath with gills. I can not comprehend humans using gills to breath at least not in the next couple of hundred of million years!
2006-07-07 13:00:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-01 10:01:39 · answer #5 · answered by basinger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're talking about crossing entirely too many "streams" there.
DNA between animals (mammals) is tough enough.
Going between different genuses and species is a whole different ballgame.
2006-07-07 12:32:31 · answer #6 · answered by J.D. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything's possible. My doubt lies more in our own handicaps that will most likely prevent us from ever understanding DNA well enough to accomplish this.
2006-07-07 12:37:24 · answer #7 · answered by mia_violenza 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember the TV show, "Man From Atlantis"? It was a true story!
2006-07-07 13:55:29 · answer #8 · answered by chicky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why notttttttt
Science has always walked ahead of our imagination......though it may take time.
And provided there are seas and rivers left on earth by that time.
2006-07-07 12:51:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. I have faith that our medical geniuses have more scruples than that.
2006-07-07 12:30:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋