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Show Race of Human Giants Predicted by Scientists STOCKHOLM, Sweden The possibility pos-sibility of producing a race of human giants, twice the size of present pres-ent man, has been announced following fol-lowing experiments by three Swedish Swed-ish scientists. The scientists said that in three years they had produced gigantic rabbits double the size of their parents par-ents and that they are now experimenting experi-menting on pigs. Next they will try cows. They emphasized that their results re-sults were only preliminary and that much research was still necessary neces-sary before the sensational possibilities possi-bilities could be applied to the breeding of domestic animals. Goesta Hafggovit, one of the scientists, said human beings might be bred in giant form some day, but he warned that it would be a long time before scientists could even begin to consider the idea. Ten to 15 rabbits weighing about 12 pounds apiece have been bred from parents weighing only 5 pounds each. "When we get to cows," he said, "the potential results will mean an enormous step forward, both in science and economics." Melander said the biggest step in current research was still ahead because the giant rabbits are ster-Ue. ster-Ue. The scientists said they had succeeded suc-ceeded in increasing the number of chromosomes heredity - bearing bodies in mammals for the firs) time. |