NIH Proposes Lifting 'Chimera' Research Ban

The move paves the way for animal-human hybrid research.

By Paul Smaglik
Dec 21, 2016 6:00 AMNov 12, 2019 6:27 AM
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A bronze statue from the fifth century B.C. depicts the chimera of Greek mythology. | Raphael Gaillarde/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images

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