Scientific Revolution or Freaky Science? Genetic Cross-Species Experiment Results in Human Shark-like Teeth

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Scientific Revolution or Freaky Science? Genetic
Cross-Species Experiment Results in Human
Shark-like Teeth
1888 PressRelease - 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 man-made 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//pandoras-hope.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.
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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?vs_8MA2Or0oc.
"Pandora's Hope" is currently screening in film
festivals. In her research for "Who Am I?" Ms.
Farrell is uncovering scientists working on
ground-breaking proprietary research, many in
obscurity for fear of retaliation. Not only is
their work frowned upon by the societies in which
they live, but often their financing is fragile.
The United States policy under President George
W. Bush created a pervasive attitude that all
stem cell research is against God's will. The
banning of research with embryonic stem cells
effectively set back America's efforts to lead
the world in medical advances. Consequently
inter-species stem cell research in the U.S. has
been stigmatized and many of the scientific
efforts conducted are clandestine in nature.
Research in other countries is poised to overtake
America's lead, as legalities differ from country
to country. No matter where the work is taking
place, Ms. Farrell promises to maintain
interviewees' anonymity if so requested. Ms.
Farrell's recent interview with RMN Stars,
"Filming is Underway for Kit Farrell's Scientific
Thriller" http//www.rmnstars.com/filming-is-unde
rway-for-kit-farrells-scientific-thriller/
outlines more of her motivation and challenges in
making this film. Interested parties are invited
to contact her for more information Kit
Farrell Producer, Director 646-652-6617 thekitfarr
ell ( _at_ ) gmail dot com
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