Nope – It's not the latest Hollywood flick, but the headlines for April 3rd. (time travel has just been crossed – with help from the world wide web).

Headline #1: Cow-human cross embryo lives three days

It seems that some scientists in England grew a hybrid embryo by "injecting human DNA into eggs taken from cows' ovaries, which had most of their genetic material removed."

The embryos survived for three days and are intended to provide a limitless supply of stem cells to develop therapies for diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and spinal cord injuries, overcoming a worldwide shortfall in human embryos.

[@more@]While I recognize the need for new therapies for certain diseases, I have too agree with the Catholic Church in this case:

The Catholic Church in Britain branded the creations as "monstrous" – a view supported by Caroline Chisholm Centre for Health Ethics director Fr Kevin McGovern.

"An almost-human embryo is being created and then it's being destroyed," he said.

"I cannot see that that respects human life or the dignity of human life.

"Human beings – or even almost human embryos – are not just things that you can use in a laboratory experiment.

"What is being created is life.

Headline #2: Record label 'found using pirated software'

The French police raided the offices of Sony BMG and found "almost half of the software used by the company may be unlawfully installed". Almost HALF!!!  This is crazy – especially since Sony has been the biggest zealot in persecuting illegal music sharing.

The police where tipped off after a "Sony BMG employee rang the software company's technical support number for assistance and gave a pirated product key when asked for a customer number".

French company PointDev, which makes applications for Microsoft Windows, claims to have discovered pirated versions of its software installed on Sony BMG computers and is suing the label for €300,000 ($514,910).

What a way to fall…