The birth of the world’s first chimeric monkey
The monkey chimera is created from pluripotent stem cells and contains two distinct sets of DNA.
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Chinese scientists engineer monkey-pig chimeras
Breeding cross-species hybrids could one day allow scientists to grow human organs in other animals.
Scientists breed first sheep-human hybrid — but there’s no reason to freak out
The goal is to ultimately harvest organs for transplant in human patients.
Newly discovered amphibious dinosaur had swan-like body but killer raptor claws
A crazy dino chimera.
The Weird Wold of Parasitic Twins & Twin Chimerism
So you perhaps thought that twins could be either identical or fraternal? But did you know that there are actually ...
Chimeric organ harvesting: growing human organs inside pigs
Photo: freefoto.com Sure to raise a slew of controversy and debate, researchers in Japan are currently investigating the possibility of ...
First chimera monkeys presented by scientists
The rhesus monkey twins, Roku and Hex ("six" in Japanesse and Greek respectively, since they were made from six distinct ...