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Scientific Revolution or Freaky Science? Genetic CrossSpecies Experiment Results in Human Sharklike Teeth
1888 Press Release Filmmaker Kit Farrell seeks interview subjects for documentary film profiling revolutionary discoveries in interspecies genetic research. Filmmaker Kit Farrell has begun production on "Who Am I?", a feature documentary to explore transgenic experimentation currently underway in labs around the world. Fascinated by the potential for cures as well as the possibility of uncontrollable consequences, Ms. Farrell is seeking to interview scientists, doctors and patients involved with transgenic stem cell research and treatment in humans, no matter how advanced or preliminary. Ethical, moral, and financial concerns along with a general fear of manmade change are frequently at odds with scientific innovation and the evolution of medical research. Says Farrell, "We are at the threshold of major breakthroughs in interspecies genetic engineering. We have the ability to save lives, cure diseases or alternatively, create personal and environmental disasters as a result of experimentation gone wrong. What are the ethical boundaries? Mistakes happen in nature and in science. Is there a difference?" Ms. Farrell's most recent film, a documentary entitled "Pandora's Hope: We'll See What the Future Brings" [http://pandorashope.com] provided the inspiration for her latest venture. Pandora's Hope explores, among other things, genetic modification in agricultural and biological organisms (GMOs) and growing trends in open source science. The film focuses on current scientific activity, in particular the transplantation of shark stem cells in a human jaw for tooth regeneration [https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=s_8MA2Or0oc]. "Pandora's Hope" is currently screening in film festivals. In her research for "Who Am I?" Ms. Farrell is uncovering scientists working on groundbreaking proprietary ...