Chinese scientists have reported the creation of a monkey chimera—meaning an animal made up of cells from two genetically distinct organisms—with fluorescent green eyes and fingers. While this seems pulled right from the pages of a comic book, the creation of animal chimeras using stem cells is being explored to further our basic understanding of […]
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Scientists Create Monkey Chimera With Fluorescent Eyes in Breakthrough
Frightening future of chimera research tests moral, ethical boundaries of science — Christian Research Network
Truth2Freedom’s Blog “In 2003, Chinese scientists fused human cells with rabbit eggs to produce the first human-animal hybrid. Several years later, Mayo Clinic researchers created pigs with human blood running through their veins, and University of Nevada scientists created sheep whose livers and hearts were largely human.” (Denise George – The Alabama Baptist) Earlier this […]
Scientists create human-sheep chimera with hopes of affordable organ transplants
The scientific breakthrough could potentially save the lives of thousands of people who are in a dire need of vital organ transplants. While many patients die before they move up to the top of a queue, organs grown inside a sheep, like a pancreas, can not only save a life but also cure a […]
President Assad: Saudi, Turkey, Qatar ISIL’s Backyard
Local Editor Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stressed that Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar are the backyard of ISIL Takfiri group because they are supporting the insurgents. In an interview with China’s Phoenix television, Assad said that ISIL (so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Levant) does not have incubator in Syria. “Logistically, all kinds of supports […]