chimeras
-
Piglets Born With Monkey Cells Are A World First
Scientists in China created piglets whose organs contained some monkey cells. The piglets all died within a week, illustrating the challenges ahead as researchers work toward the goal of growing human organs inside other animals.
-
Japan Approves Scientist’s Plan To Create World’s First Humanimals
For the first time, a government is supporting a plan to create animal embryos with human cells and bring them to term, resulting in a type of humanimal known as a human-animal chimera.
-
We’re One Step Closer To Growing Human Organs Inside Of Pigs
In an effort to tackle the organ donor shortage, researchers in the United States have successfully created part-human, part-pig embryos and implanted them into a sow. Eventually, these animals could act as incubators for human organs, which concerns some ethicists.
-
A Man Is His Son’s Uncle, Thanks To A Vanished Twin
Last week at Buzzfeed News, Dan Vergano described the surprising results of a paternity test — the first known case of a man fathering the son of a brother he didn’t know existed. It’s an example of a rare genetic condition known as chimerism.