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Message no. 1
From: "I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY...IT'S BETTER TO BURNOUT THEN TO FADE
Subject: Neural tissue re-itterated...
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 93 01:59:44 CET
>>>>>[I think that my point was misunderstood. If eyes, or even the nerve
endings in your hands, are all made out of neural tissue and then it is
feasable to be able to make the brain also. This is the genral idea that
I get from Archangels'POV. My rational for the passage (on p.250 of SR2)
that basically says that neural tissue cannot be cloned is that the COMPLEXITY
of nerve-endings and eyes is within SR tech but the brain is still too
complicated. I'm sorry if I stated this badly in my earlier post.
Archangel: isn't "flameing BurnouT" just a little obnoxus? A well placed
THWAP would have been a better choice...as well as more in the
spirit of this discussion board.]<<<<<
-BurnouT <15:59:38/17-02-54>
Message no. 2
From: Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@******.COE.NORTHEASTERN.EDU>
Subject: Re: Neural tissue re-itterated...
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 93 04:30:55 CET
>>>>> On Thu, 18 Feb 93 01:59:44 CET, "I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY...IT'S
>>>>> BETTER TO BURNOUT THEN TO FADE AWAY"
<STU524636420@***.COLORADO.EDU>
>>>>> said:

Burnout>>>>>[I think that my point was misunderstood. If eyes, or even the
Burnout> nerve endings in your hands, are all made out of neural tissue and
Burnout> then it is feasable to be able to make the brain also. This is
Burnout> the genral idea that I get from Archangels'POV. My rational for
Burnout> the passage (on p.250 of SR2) that basically says that neural
Burnout> tissue cannot be cloned is that the COMPLEXITY of nerve-endings
Burnout> and eyes is within SR tech but the brain is still too complicated.

This makes sense. There are a number of things Tom Dowd does *not* want to
be in the official Shadowrun universe. Among these are true Artificial
Intelligences and clones. Unfortunately, when they say something like
"clones are not viable" then come out with something like Shadowtech, it
seriously muddies the issue.

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Message no. 3
From: Chris Davies <rdac005@****.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Neural tissue re-itterated...
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 93 10:29:38 GMT
Would it no be easier to view this as the fact the it is possible to
clone neural tissue but is is not bossible to build a brain becuase it
is not possible to force the correct connectivity into the cell that
are cloned. This allows work with simple nerves cells but not with
complex structures.
Only a sugestion

--Snake over Dragon <16:44:42/17-02-54>

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