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posted by n1 on Friday January 27 2017, @10:49AM   Printer-friendly
from the manbearpig dept.

Embryos that are less than 0.001% human - and the rest pig - have been made and analysed by scientists.

It is the first proof chimeras - named after the mythical lion-goat-serpent monster - can be made by combining material from humans and animals.

However, the scientific report in the journal Cell [open, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.12.036] [DX] shows the process is challenging and the aim of growing human organs in animals is distant.

It was described as an "exciting publication" by other researchers.

To create a chimera, human stem cells - the type that can develop into any tissue - are injected into a pig embryo.

The embryo - now a mix of human and pig - is then implanted into a sow for up to one month.

The process appears very inefficient - of the 2,075 embryos implanted only 186 continued to develop up to the 28-day stage.

Human-pig 'chimera embryos' detailed


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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 27 2017, @07:04PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 27 2017, @07:04PM (#459645)

    Efficiency.

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