Yes. Definitely right on that. Dr. Lovecraft (literary reference, much?) did some seriously questionable stuff on both worlds. The final result, the whole point really, of the experiment was the half-Na'vi hybrids though.
And yes, I may have been a little hasty and overeager there. Stupidly forgot about the fact you take a gene sample from just a few cells, no death required. Still, I think the whole Avatar making thing is an interesting hypothetical exercise in medical ethics, yes? Start thinking about these issues now before we actually can do it in real life. Since we're on our way to being the godlike aliens. ;P
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