How about a man producing musk? Or, a man mating like a donkey, another as fierce as a lion, yet another toiling like a bull and, perhaps, one resembling ‘Ganapathi’. Sounds very strange? But, if the recent developments in the genetic modification field are any indication, ‘Chimeras’ - human-animal hybrids - will become a reality some day in the future. Through a series of incidents occurring in different parts of the world, Unnikrishnan, presently Assistant Director of Agriculture at Farm Information Bureau makes it clear that genetic engineering human-animal hybrids is possible. ''The number of people supporting modification of genes is gradually increasing in the world. They believe that genetic modification is a boon as cancer can be treated using stem cell therapy. There are options for creating a designer baby, genetically inducing desired genes into a child during its embryo stage, and for beauty enhancement. So, we cannot turn down the chances of Chimeras...’’
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