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chimeras—a hybrid creature that's part human, part animal

Author:  Tony [ Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:03 am ]
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National Geographic wrote:

Chinese scientists at the Shanghai Second Medical University in 2003 successfully fused human cells with rabbit eggs.
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In Minnesota last year researchers at the Mayo Clinic created pigs with human blood flowing through their bodies.
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And at Stanford University in California an experiment might be done later this year to create mice with human brains.

National Geographic wrote:

Scientists feel that, the more humanlike the animal, the better research model it makes for testing drugs


So with how many rabbit eggs do I have to infuse into someone before I can legelly start experimenting? Thinking

Sources: National Geographic
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lol
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Oh great. Here come the furries

SA anyone?

Author:  Mazer [ Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:28 pm ]
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tony wrote:
chimeras"”a hybrid creature that's part human, part animal

Sorry, no. Try something like part lion, part goat, and part snake.

Greek mythology, yo?

Author:  MihaiG [ Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:46 pm ]
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they mixed panda and human and got asok Laughing Twisted Evil Laughing

Author:  Tony [ Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:51 pm ]
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Coutsos wrote:
Greek mythology, yo?

I know what chimeras is. I was just quoting the article. Actually..
National Geographic wrote:

human-animal chimeras"”named after a monster in Greek mythology that had a lion's head, goat's body, and serpent's tail

Author:  Mazer [ Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:59 pm ]
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Just making sure.

Author:  Asok [ Thu Jan 27, 2005 5:17 pm ]
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ELCOMANDANTE wrote:
they mixed panda and human and got asok Laughing Twisted Evil Laughing


My anscestory consists of the most revolutionary Pandas known to man, including Che Panda, Ghandi Panda and Luther King Panda. Their revolutionary blood flows through my veins...

Victory to the Panadaren Revolution!

Author:  Delos [ Thu Jan 27, 2005 6:57 pm ]
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Hmm...Chimera...in the non Greek mythology sense...don't they use that term in FMA?

Author:  MihaiG [ Thu Jan 27, 2005 8:21 pm ]
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there are animals named chimears they at depths of over 10,00 ft. there in the shark family they are cartiligous and have elongate snouts and or fins Twisted Evil

Author:  Mazer [ Fri Jan 28, 2005 8:54 am ]
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Thanks, that was almost completely nonsensical.

Author:  Tony [ Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:51 pm ]
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Sniper
*injects foreign cells into ELCOMANDANTE*
You're now not quite human. Your rights have been rendered void Twisted Evil

Author:  Cervantes [ Fri Jan 28, 2005 5:05 pm ]
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tony wrote:
You're now not quite human. Your rights have been rendered void

How true it is.

Author:  md [ Fri Jan 28, 2005 5:16 pm ]
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methinks there should be something saying you have to be human to be a member of compsci...

Author:  Andy [ Fri Jan 28, 2005 8:10 pm ]
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rofl.. his ass would've been baned a long time ago


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