B.A.N.G. Lab - Now scientists create a sheep that's 15% human

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Now scientists create a sheep that's 15% human

Monday, 26 March 2007

Scientists have created the world's first human-sheep chimera - which has the body of a sheep and half-human organs.

The sheep have 15 per cent human cells and 85 per cent animal cells - and their evolution brings the prospect of animal organs being transplanted into humans one step closer.

Professor Esmail Zanjani, of the University of Nevada, has spent seven years and £5million perfecting the technique, which involves injecting adult human cells into a sheep's foetus.

@ The Mail On Sunday

This sheep is 15% human

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