Neanderthal baby spawns viral video The Next Media Animation team in Taiwan takes on the "Neanderthal baby" controversy. You know a story has gone viral when the gang at Taiwan's Next Media Animation makes fun of it - and such is the case with Harvard geneticist George Church's recent comments about the prospects for cloning a Neanderthal baby. The German magazine Der Spiegel's interview with Church was misconstrued in some quarters as suggesting that the scientist himself was looking for a surrogate mother willing to carry a cloned Neanderthal embryo. In his book "Regenesis," Church says such a scenario is getting closer to the point of possibility. But he's definitely not planning to do the experiment himself. This week, he told the Boston Herald that his original point was lost in translation. Church and his colleagues are working on a wide array of genetic-engineering technologies, including techniques that could semi-automate the process of producing stem cell lines with artificially added genetic tweaks. Someday, that procedure could give humans new traits, such as enhanced immunity to disease, or enhancements in strength or intelligence. The Neanderthal genome could point the way to such genetic novelties. But if you're looking for a Neanderthal pregnancy, don't bother looking in Church's direction. Instead, have a look at NMA's cartoon - and have yourself a laugh. More about future evolution: