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PostSubject: Japan Mulls Raising Part-Human Part-Animal Chimera's   Japan Mulls Raising Part-Human Part-Animal Chimera's I_icon_minitimeThu Jun 20, 2013 8:16 am

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Tom Horn Predicted: Japan Mulls Raising Part-Human Part-Animal Chimera's


Japanese experts were Tuesday set to discuss rules for experiments with animal-human embryos, as scientists seek permission for tests that could see human organs produced inside the growing body of an animal. Researchers want to introduce a human stem cell into an animal embryo, to create a so-called “chimeric embryo”, which they can implant into an animal’s womb. The hope is that this stem cell will grow into a fully-functioning human organ — a kidney or a liver, for example — as the animal matures. This would mean when the creature is fully grown, the organ could be harvested from the animal and used for transplanting into a person in need. “Experts will study what possibilities this kind of research will generate,” especially with regard to ethics and human dignity, a government official told AFP.
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