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The latest focus of apprehension over the headlong rush of biotechnology
\n involves the creation of animal-human hybrids, known as chimeras. Distinguished
\n groups of ethicists and scientists have been pondering what steps should
\n be taken, if any, to head off the nightmarish possibility of a human
\n brain’s becoming trapped inside an animal form, silently screaming, "Let
\n me out," or a human embryo’s being gestated by mice. It is fascinating
\n – some would say terrifying – to contemplate, but these weird, far-out
\n possibilities should not distract us from welcoming more mundane experiments
\n with chimeras that will be needed to advance science.<\/p>\n
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