Except the law doesn't outlaw that, and in fact explicitly allows it.
It only blocks mixing on the level of haploids, complete half-sets of chromosomes, or more. Creating a cell with mixed sets of chromosomes will most of the time do absolutely nothing as the cell won't function due to how different chromosomes structures are with many animals (e.g. different numbers). And if the result was viable, there is a good chance it would have severe genetic disorders as we see in people with wrong sets of chromosomes, so would be pretty unethical with current state of genetics.
This law won't impede science in the near future. The most pessimistic but accurate view I think one can have of the law is that it was a waste of legislative time. But state legislators pass all kinds of pointless resolutions for fun or to send messages, as long as it didn't take too much time.
Except the law doesn't outlaw that, and in fact explicitly allows it.
It only blocks mixing on the level of haploids, complete half-sets of chromosomes, or more. Creating a cell with mixed sets of chromosomes will most of the time do absolutely nothing as the cell won't function due to how different chromosomes structures are with many animals (e.g. different numbers). And if the result was viable, there is a good chance it would have severe genetic disorders as we see in people with wrong sets of chromosomes, so would be pretty unethical with current state of genetics.
This law won't impede science in the near future. The most pessimistic but accurate view I think one can have of the law is that it was a waste of legislative time. But state legislators pass all kinds of pointless resolutions for fun or to send messages, as long as it didn't take too much time.