Month: September 2022

STEM CELL CHIMERAS. "Another concern is that the human cells could end up in the brains of the animals. That raises the prospect that "this will somehow give the animal a human consciousness, human mental capabilities.” http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/11/06/454693391/should-human-stem-cells-be-used-to-make-partly-human-chimeras View in LinkedIn

PREVENTABLE WORRY. "Some scientists and bioethicists fear the stem cells could create human eggs and sperm in the animals. To say the least, it's disconcerting to think about two mice making a human embryo...scientists could engineer the cells so that they were unable to form human brain cells, sperm or eggs. The animals could also be isolated or sterilized to prevent them from breeding." http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/11/06/454693391/should-human-stem-cells-be-used-to-make-partly-human-chimeras View in LinkedIn

HUMAN TO LAMB. "The earliest documented xenotransplants into humans used lamb or calf blood and took place in mid 17th century Europe, while the reverse (human into animal) has been practiced as far back as the mid to late 18th century." http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1934590907000860 View in LinkedIn