Contents

Overview

Recommendations

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Definitions
  3. Legislation

    4. 3.1. International Legislation

    3.2. National legislation

  4. General Ethical Arguments

    5. 4.1. The transfer of brain cells between humans and animals

    4.2. The transfer of reproductive cells between humans and animals

    4.3. Psychological risks

    4.4. Biomedical risks

    4.5. Conclusion

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CREATION OF ANIMAL-HUMAN MIXTURES

  1. Animal-Human Transgenesis
  2. Animal-Human Gestation

    3. 6.1. Placing a human embryo into an animal

    6.2. Placing human sperm into an animal

    6.3. Placing an animal embryo into a human

    6.4. Placing animal sperm into a woman

  3. Animal-Human Hybrid Embryos

    4. 7.1. Embryo containing cells made up of both human and animal chromosomes

    7.2. Non-human eggs stripped of their chromosomes into which human nuclei are inserted

    7.3. Mixing of Animal and Human Gametes

  4. Animal-Human Chimeras

    5. 8.1. Animal-Human Chimeras Created Through Xenotransplantation

    8.2. Animal-Human Embryonic and Fetal Chimeras

Glossary

References