Chimeras: A Double Edged Sword

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Researchers hope that someday hybrid creatures called chimeras could grow spare parts for humans. It’s an issue that has sparked concern. One bioethicist says some fears are overblown: for instance, the possibility that a human being might be trapped in a mouse body after its cells are injected into the rodent. Shamane Mills reports…

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