So, for many, the natural reaction to chimera experimentation is favorable. However, bioengineering also raises ethical ...

Now, using similar methods as the mouse-rat hybrid, scientists have produced the first human-pig hybrid embryo, which is more difficult than you might think. Getting cells from one species to ...

Scientists do not intend to actually create living animal-human hybrids. [Such beings are often referred to as chimeras after a creature in Greek mythology which had a lion's head, a goat's body ...

At a tumultuous moment in Australian arts, Patricia Piccinini is stepping into a new role and tackling difficult topics.

Their team focuses on using human induced pluripotent stem cells to grow ... of Animal Physiology announced their creation of sheep-goat hybrids known as geeps in 1984 (2). Early chimera research was ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. For example, is there a percent composition of human neurons incorporated into an animal’s brain that renders such a chimera human? Similarly, ...