Interspecies Chimerism with Mammalian Pluripotent Stem Cells

>>8638494
anon, it took me a while, but I now realize the true implications of this research. GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CAT GIRLS FOR DOMESTIC OWNERSHIP

>>8638494
Yeah, that was the paper that created panic in the presses about human-pig hybrids and frankenstein scientists. Although I think this is the only thread on /sci/ that actually posts the paper rather than the popsci interpretation in mainstream media.

>>8639026
Sorry to disappoint, but the paper explicitly states that the developmental embryogenic stages unique to each species is key to inducing inter-species chimerism. In very simple terms, the evolutionary distance between rat and mouse (the model systems used in the paper) is very small, so induced chimerism is high. Evolutionary distance between human and pig is much greater, so even though chimerism is possible, induction rate is much lower than with rat and mouse. Cat and human is even worse. So no catgirls for now, at least by this method.

>>8639063
But what about a human-ape hybrid?
The research potential there is significant.

FFS why not a cowboy or a batman?
Or at least a police dog?

>>8639026
>GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CAT GIRLS FOR DOMESTIC OWNERSHIP

The hope for this is the only thing that keeps me going.

>>8640165
give it like 20-30 years