Friday, January 27, 2017

An international group of scientists has created and destroyed a hybrid of pigs and humans – Росбалт.RU

an international group of scientists from USA, Spain and Japan for the first time in the history of mankind created a hybrid of pigs and humans. But for ethical reasons all instances of this Chimera is destroyed.

In the embryos of 1.4 thousand pigs, the researchers injected one of three types of human induced pluripotent stem cells. Then the embryos were transplanted into sows, where they began to develop successfully.

Tracking processes with human material was performed using a fluorescent protein, production of which has been programmed human stem cells. As a result, in the pig embryo formed cells, which are precursors of various human tissues such as heart, liver and nervous system.

Hybrids in the womb of sows allowed to grow for 3-4 weeks, after which they were destroyed, reports Nature News.

According to the researchers, these experiments are conducted with the aim of developing efficient methods of growing organs suitable for subsequent transplantation to the needy in this patient.

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