HuMouse
Legal Affairs, November/December 2002
A design for creatures that are half man, half animal has raised
fundamental questions about what it means to be human. Two critics
of biotechnology want the U.S. Patent Office to answer them.
by Dashka Slater
Dr. Stuart Newman doesn't look like a mad scientist. He is a
quiet, thoughtful man who walks with his head leading the way.
He's tall, slightly stooped, with deep-set eyes that give him
a kind of hangdog look. His sandy brown hair is orderly, his speech
is unaccented, and he's not in the habit of rubbing his hands
together, bursting into peals of maniacal laughter, and chortling,
"With the help of my creature, I will someday rule the world!"
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