Human-Animal Chimeras?

Human-Animal Chimeras Are Gestating on U.S. Research Farms https://t.co/GieyVORcoR By @AntonioRegalado pic.twitter.com/v9crw1O9fV

— MIT Tech Review (@techreview) January 6, 2016

"By modifying genes, scientists can now easily change the DNA in pig or sheep embryos so that they are genetically incapable of forming a specific tissue. Then, by adding stem cells from a person, they hope the human cells will take over the job of forming the missing organ." (Reddit)

Dr Hiromitsu Nakauchi from @StanfordMed speaking at the @NIH workshop on animals containing human cells #chimera pic.twitter.com/7ZkRt9Uvmz

— Joy Wu (@JoyYWu) November 6, 2015