Chinese Scientists Create Monkey-Pig Chimeras

December 7th, 2019

Via: New Scientist:

Pig-primate chimeras have been born live for the first time but died within a week. The two piglets, created by a team in China, looked normal although a small proportion of their cells were derived from cynomolgus monkeys.

“This is the first report of full-term pig-monkey chimeras,” says Tang Hai at the State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology in Beijing.

The ultimate aim of the work is to grow human organs in animals for transplantation. But the results show there is still a long way to go to achieve this, the team says.

One Response to “Chinese Scientists Create Monkey-Pig Chimeras”

  1. dale says:

    In the documentary, The Fly, only a “small proportion the cells were derived from” a fly. Result, Brundle Fly.

    You know what? This is a scary planet. What hell are these demented psychos making? Think of the flora and fauna that symbiotically populate any given mammal. What else gets mixed? This chimera thing has to stop. “New life forms” just seems like a really bad idea. I’m certain DARPA is working on a simian-condor; just to fcuk with us.

    Breaking News – The Blob last reported has now covered most of LA. Fire, just like electricity, has been confirmed to increase the growth rate and it also appears grow as is absorbs plants, animals, and most petroleum products. A vaccine has been developed…

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