Can anybody here tell the difference between chimpanzee and human DNA?

[HelpImSurrounded]

They are 99.3% the same. So, if an IVF clinic in Alabama loses its records, how do we know that the freezer has Human DNA? A zygote is just a nutrient container with a strand of DNA. At what point do we know it's human?

[TexasDem69]

1. I assume that folks responsible for these things can tell

But is there science suggesting they can’t?

[TwilightZone]

2. That's what forensic scientists and DNA specialists are for.

Pretty sure it's a piece of cake for them to tell the difference. Do you think they can't?

[True Dough]

3. I figured

this thread was going to be a Trump joke (but with a strong hint of realism).

[Timeflyer]

4. Interesting question!

And how many cells in an IVF embryo person? And if "parent" dies or deserts the embryo, what happens to it? Who supports it? Does it "live" in a clinic indefinitely? Who polices that? Big can of worms.

[Aussie105]

5. A chimp egg can't be fertilized with human sperm.

Are you suggesting you might get a half human half chimp hybrid?

Not like chimp eggs are easy to get, you'd need a fully capable zoo vet clinic to get those.
They would be collected for a reason, and stored safely in the zoo vet facility.

Then there is the problem of somehow getting those eggs mixed up with human eggs somewhere else.
And then losing the records. (I imagine those are backed up several times in different locations.)

Are you planning something?

[SnarkSavant]

6. Well make lemonade and all that

So If these embryos are considered children at fertilization, can I adopt like 10000 of them that were fertilized 18 years ago and then register them to vote as democrats?

[Hekate]

7. Really not that humorous when you consider the sheer expense of the process...

Hopeful couples invest a lot of money, time, discomfort (the injected drugs and their side effects are no fun) , hope and tears in the process. I know women for whom it was not successful, after numerous cycles of treatment.

So probably should not go there.