January 27, 2005
Animal-Human Hybrids Spark Controversy
Posted by ryan at 10:43 AM in health , science . | 5 Comments
Chinese scientists at the Shanghai Second Medical University in 2003 successfully fused human cells with rabbit eggs. The embryos were reportedly the first human-animal chimeras successfully created. They were allowed to develop for several days in a laboratory dish before the scientists destroyed the embryos to harvest their stem cells.Mice with human brains would have big ass heads.
In Minnesota last year researchers at the Mayo Clinic created pigs with human blood flowing through their bodies.
And at Stanford University in California an experiment might be done later this year to create mice with human brains.
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Where is the 5 assed monkey? Posted by: polamex at January 27, 2005 2:57 PM |
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If a mouse has it, isn't it a mouse brain? No matter how big it is. Posted by: Ajax Bucky at January 27, 2005 4:24 PM |
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Yeah! They should make a chicken-pigcow so you don't have to assemble chicken cordon bleu. Posted by: polamex at January 27, 2005 6:24 PM |
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Not to get all dorky but joining cells and letting them grow as a chimera in culture for a few days is hardly an embryo or a new species. There are 'chimeras' walking around on the street...for example anyone who has recieved a cow or pig heart valve. We create chimeras in our lab between tumor cells and healthy monocytes and continue a culture line as long as possible. This is obviously at the cell stage and it is really a harmless tool for research. But I'm not suprised that media (even National Geographic) plays around with things like this. Posted by: MicroMan at January 28, 2005 12:01 PM |
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What about creating a turducken? That would be delicious. Posted by: ryan at January 28, 2005 6:30 PM |