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Scientists Give Human Organs to Lamb

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the island-of-dr.-moreau dept.

TK Interior writes "Myrtle Beach Online reports the existence of a lamb-human chimera-- a blend of two different species. Not only has a lamb been given a human liver and heart, but mice are sporting human brain cells. At what level is a chimera 'too' human? Where do you draw the line between human and animal? How will this affect evolution?"

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  1. Goat Sheep by CGP314 · · Score: 5, Informative

    In science, an animal is a chimera if the cells throughout the animal are from two different animals. This is accomplished by mixing the zygotes (see the geep). You don't get a chimera through organ transplant.


    -Colin