Human-pig hybrid embryo

Claim: for the first time, researchers have successfully grown human-pig hybrid embryo in the lab, which they describe as inter-species chimeras.

Earlier this image has been linked to swine flu symptoms.

That is actually an artwork by Patricia Piccinini from 2008. It is a silicone sculpture.

Further reading and related artwork: Transgenic Sculptures Imagine the Fruits of Genetic Manipulation via Gizmodo.

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