Human-animal chimeras. Human-animal chimeras are a further example of an interspecies chimera, generated when human cells are introduced into animals. This can be done through a variety of techniques.

After the geep, another crazy moment in chimera history happened in 1998 when two scientists tried to get a patent on a variety of human-animal chimeras. And yes, they use that term specifically.

It's a reference to ancient Greek mythology. A chimera was a combination of goat, lion and snake. To modern science, it's an animal that combines components of two different species in one body.

In Greek mythology, a chimera is a grotesque hybrid. ... Most recently, experiments by Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte and his ...

If you’re familiar with the word “chimera,” it’s probably from Greek mythology, where it refers to a fire-breathing, three-in-one monster — lion-like overall, with a goat’s head protruding from its ...

What’s new — Even though scientists have been studying and developing part-human chimeras since the 1970s, ... and part snake, the chimeras of Greek mythology were monstrous creatures. Today, ...

We have a term for this type of life form: a chimera, named after the fire-breathing monster of Greek mythology that was part lion, part goat and part snake. It's hoped that part-human chimeras ...

In Greek mythology, the chimera was a monster that combined the parts of a goat, a lion and a serpent. ... Canada's Assisted Human Reproduction Act of 2004 banned human-animal chimeras.

In Greek mythology, the Chimera is a monster that is part lion, part goat and part snake. Far from reality, sure, but the idea of mixing and matching creatures is real — and has ethicists concerned.