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Thanks Pharmboy. Kye mare ah. Look into the chimera, it's time for your close-up. |
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Posted on 01/05/2012 9:26:54 AM PST by Pharmboy
PORTLAND, Ore. - Newly published research by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University provides significant new information about how early embryonic stem cells develop and take part in formation of the primate species. The research, which took place at OHSU's Oregon National Primate Research Center, has also resulted in the first successful birth of chimeric monkeys -- monkeys developed from stem cells taken from two separate embryos. The research will be published this week in the online edition of the journal Cell and will be published in a future printed copy of the journal.
The research was conducted to gain a better understanding of the differences between natural stem cells residing in early embryos and their cultured counterparts called embryonic stem cells. This study also determined that stem cell functions and abilities are different between primates and rodents.
Here's more information about the early primate stem cells that were studied: The first cell type was totipotent cells – cells from the early embryo that have the ability to divide and produce all of the differentiated cells in the placenta and the body of organism. These were compared with pluripotent cells – cells derived from the later stage embryo that have only the ability to become the body but not placenta.
In mice, either totipotent or pluripotent cells from two different animals can be combined to transform into an embryo that later becomes a chimeric animal. However, the current research demonstrated that for reasons yet unknown, chimeric animals can only develop from totipotent cells in a higher animal model: the rhesus macaque. OHSU showed this to be the case by successfully producing the world's first primate chimeric offspring, three baby rhesus macaques named Roku, Hex and Chimero.
"This is an important development - not because anyone would develop human chimeras - but because it points out a key distinction between species and between different kind of stem cells that will impact our understanding of stem cells and their future potential in regenerative medicine," explained Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Ph.D., an associate scientist in the Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences at ONPRC.
"Stem cell therapies hold great promise for replacing damaged nerve cells in those who have been paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury or for example, in replacing dopamine-producing cells in Parkinson's patients who lose these brain cells resulting in disease. As we move stem cell therapies from the lab to clinics and from the mouse to humans, we need to understand what these cells do and what they can't do and also how cell function can differ in species."
### The OHSU Oregon National Primate Research Center and the National Institutes of Health funded the research.
Multimedia:
Photos of Roku, Hex and Chimero (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ohsunews/sets/72157628703146501/)
HD footage of Roku, and Hex (http://vimeo.com/34523980)
Sound bites with OHSU's Dr. Shoukhrat Mitalipov (http://vimeo.com/34523273)
Video of cellular manipulation (http://vimeo.com/34565420)
Video for unrestricted use on Web sites (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNQGmMcks0s)
About ONPRC
The ONPRC is a registered research institution, inspected regularly by the United States Department of Agriculture. It operates in compliance with the Animal Welfare Act and has an assurance of regulatory compliance on file with the National Institutes of Health. The ONPRC also participates in the voluntary accreditation program overseen by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC).
About OHSU (http://www.ohsu.edu)
Oregon Health & Science University is the state's only health and research university, and only academic health center. As Portland's largest employer and the fourth largest in Oregon (excluding government), OHSU's size contributes to its ability to provide many services and community support activities not found anywhere else in the state. OHSU serves patients from every corner of the state and is a conduit for learning for more than 4,000 students and trainees. OHSU is the source of more than 200 community outreach programs that bring health and education services to each county in the state.
Aldous Huxley call yer office...
I understand that a chimera is an individual made up of cells from two different species, yet this article consistently speaks only of two different "embryos" or "animals."
True, there is also mention of the test animals being "rhesus-macaques," but then - as far as I know - that might be merely the name of a rare species. Can anyone confirm that the chimeric individuals involved here genuinely consist of cells of two different species?
Regards,
It’s okay to mash-up monkey embryos because they are sub-human. Some scientists in England and elsewhere have pushed for the mashing up of human cells with monkey matter. Those too would be sub-human test subjects. The Nazis considered Jews to be sub-human.
We all know where this road leads.
Yup, just a matter of time before “undesirables” become suitable test subjects for this line of testing.
I have a weird little cat that several vets believe is a chimera. We really don’t want to go there.
TTIWWOP
A chimeric mouse with its offspringA chimera or chimaera is a single organism (usually an animal) that is composed of two or more different populations of genetically distinct cells that originated from different zygotes involved in sexual reproduction. If the different cells have emerged from the same zygote, the organism is called a mosaic. Chimeras are formed from four parent cells (two fertilized eggs or early embryos fused together). Each population of cells keeps its own character and the resulting organism is a mixture of tissues. Chimeras are typically seen in animals; there are some reports on human chimerism.[1] Plant chimeras are discussed separately.
Indeed...but here it appears that they mixed species. I listened to the video presentation and he was not clear about the species...it sounded like only rhesus monkeys, yet the labeling is rhesus-macaque. Strange.
No pictures-cat is nearly wild. When I caught her and got her spayed the vets looked at her closely and decided she might be a chimera. She has a full tabby coat over a tri-color coat. A recent case in horses had a brindle coat over a solid coat. They found out he was a chimera when they DNAed his first offspring. The stallion’s hair had different DNA from his reproductive cells. Brindle is not a coat color usually found in horses.
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Thanks Pharmboy. Kye mare ah. Look into the chimera, it's time for your close-up. |
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Read Michael Crichton's book "NEXT."
Fungus infection on knuckles, jaw (L monk)?
Case in point:
Welcome brave new world: scientists create freakish man-made monster ants with huge heads and jaws
Calling Doctor Moreau, calling Doctor Moreau.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_of_Doctor_Moreau
There was a short sci fi story several years ago. It dealt with a mid-21st century USA. The plot involved a football game in which all but one player were genetic hybrids of human and some animal. The lone human is quickly dispatched as he can’t possibly compete with the monstrously strong and fast hybrids. The story is through the eyes of a female hybrid who pities the human player.
Any Freeper name that story?
I hope Dr. Frankenstein is not lurking....
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