Human-Pig Hybrid Created in the Lab—Here Are the Facts

Human-Pig Hybrid Created in the Lab—Here Are the Facts
►http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/01/human-pig-hybrid-embryo-chimera-organs-health-science
#chimere #embryons #biologie #hybrides

Human-Pig Hybrid Created in the Lab—Here Are the Facts
►http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/01/human-pig-hybrid-embryo-chimera-organs-health-science

In a remarkable—if likely controversial—feat, scientists announced today that they have created the first successful human-animal hybrids. The project proves that human cells can be introduced into a non-human organism, survive, and even grow inside a host animal, in this case, pigs.

This biomedical advance has long been a dream and a quandary for scientists hoping to address a critical shortage of donor organs.

Je ferais bien don de mes organes aux orangs-outans mais je suis allergique à plein de trucs. #chimère