Japan University Says Watchers-Like Human-Animal Chimera Research May Have To Be Moved To The U.S.
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Japan University Says Watchers-Like Human-Animal Chimera Research May Have To Be Moved To The U.S. Where Experiments Are Legal And Under Radar
The next logical step is the creation of human-animal hybrids for organ donation. Using a similar procedure to Prof. Nakauchi, it is believed that human skin cells could be used to grow human tissue inside pigs. The organs grown would be genetically identical to the donor of the skin cells, making those patients ideal candidates for organ transplants with no chance of rejection. However, this research is surrounded in controversy. Animal rights activists protest the use of animals as effective organ factories, and the creation of animal-human hybrids is illegal in Japan. Prof. Nakauchi is currently pushing for a change...
Japan University Says Watchers-Like Human-Animal Chimera Research May Have To Be Moved To The U.S.