Can Centaurs and Talking Pigs Be Far Behind?


	Can Centaurs and Talking Pigs Be Far Behind?

wildcat

5-30-2007 7:13 AM

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science, technology, chimera, hybrids, biology, life, human, health

wildcat says:

In 2003, Panayiotis Zavos created "human cow" embryos that lived for several days and, theoretically, could have been implanted into a woman's womb. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota have produced pigs with hybrid pig-human blood cells

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5-30-2007 9:16 PM

The REAL Napster

Personally, I wouldn't be too surprised at any human/animal hybrids they can create. Creating honest, intelligent politicians on the other hand, would be the holy grail of creation.

6-2-2007 2:57 PM

Kore7

An interesting article on natural human chimeras I clipped a while ago.

6-2-2007 3:08 PM

skwirlinator

A pop for Kore's unpopable clip

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