Professor Markram believes that if his 'Blue Brain' project is successful,it will render vivisection obsolete
From The Daily Mail:
His words staggered the erudite audience gathered at a technology conference in Oxford last summer.
Professor Henry Markram, a doctor-turned-computer engineer, announced that his team would create the world's first artificial conscious and intelligent mind by 2018.
And that is exactly what he is doing.
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