Human-Pig Chimeras Created for the First Time

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Human-Pig Chimeras Created for the First Time | Smart News | Smithsonian

researchers published a paper in the journal Cell announcing that they had successfully produced the first human-pig chimera—an embryo that contains cells from two genetically distinct species. The controversial study is the first step in growing human organs in non-human host animals for transplantation.

According to Hannah Devlin at The Guardian, the research was led by a team at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. The scientists transformed cells from an adult human into stem cells, then injected those into early-stage pig embryos. These embryos were then implanted into female pigs where they were allowed to develop for three to four weeks, what amounts to the first trimester of a pig pregnancy.

Erin Blakemore at National Geographic reports that 186 of the embryos developed into later-stage chimera embryos. In each later-stage pig embryo, about 1 in every 100,000 cells was human-derived.

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Um, wow. Orcs!

 

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Not yet?

 

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Human-Pig Chimeras Created for the First Time | Smart News | Smithsonian



Um, wow. Orcs!

It won't be long until we have our 1st human-pig president....

 

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as long as they stick to growing organs and not making pigs that thinck like humans this seems good

 

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Not yet?

Is that an animal farm reference?

 

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Two-halves of the manbearpig is complete!