posted on Dec, 19 2008 @ 09:08 PM
Thisis the factual information of the man-bear-pig, This information was posted by the well known science and genetic website thinkgene.com
Some believe that there are wild mbp chimeras wandering around colorado.
If you have any information please donot hesitate to respond!
Scientists at Linden Labs in San Francisco, California have successfully created a human-bear-pig chimera. Somatic cells from human and bear tissue
were first transfected with a bacterial chromosome containing the Nanog gene and a GFP-IRES-puromycin resistance gene cassette. After a puromyocin
screen was performed, the remaining cells were treated with a retroviral induction of Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-myc, thus creating induced pluripotent
stem cells (iPS). Induced pluripotent stem cells were used because of the ethical concern surrounding embryonic stem cells. The cells were then
injected into pig blastocysts and introduced into the uteri of pseudo-pregnant pigs. The discovery was published today in the advance online edition
of Nature Gold.
“This is quite an accomplishment for which I have great confidence will lead to continued advances in human-animal chimera production,” says Dr.
Eli Vance, chief science officer of Linden Labs. “We soon hope to commercialize this technology and realize our continued vision by which any human
may realize a physical chimera lifestyle.”
Al Gore headed up the research but was not available for questioning.
[edit on 19-12-2008 by Evilsob]