Human++Animal+Hybrids?

Lee Carter, Chris Asimos, Ariel Orland, John Illuminati, Zach Milller
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Our topics is about xenotraplantation and regenerative midecine using stem cells. Xenotransplatation is the process of taking organs from animals that are similar in size and traits and harvesting them for our own. we also explore the topic of the regenerative potential of stem cells and growing whole organs from just stem cells.

These are just a few of the animals that we can use there embryos to create and harvest Stem Cells.
 * = ** What we (think) we know ** ||=  ||= What we would like to know / understand ||
 * < well since our topic has changed so much we have been researching new and new topics. we know that xenotransplantation is not used very often due to the fact that there is a high rejection rate. but we have been able to do it. also we have been able to take animal embryos and inject human dna into it to create stem cells that we are able to use. ||  ||< we want to know whether it is a better choice to reserach more into xenotransplantation or try to focus on the regenerative properties of stem cells. we also would like to find out how the property rights change from person to person of stem cells. ||




 * Craft a Driving Question: **

Driving Question: What are the potential benefits of xenotransplantation vs. stem cell regenerative properties?


 * __SOME INTERESTING THINGS TO PONDER.....__**


 * __This Video shows how we are now able to use stem cells to make new organs and create endless possibilities.__**

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 * __Show the ethical uses of stem cells and how they can relate to dieseases such as type 1 diabetes.__**

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[|Prezi] __** Glogster about Decellularzation **__ media type="custom" key="8280938"

Thank you Mr. Jayo for the help with finding videos that related to this topic.. :)


 * Background Research **[[image:Kngine.png width="279" height="89" align="right" link="@http://kngine.com/"]]

Mr. Jayo's wikispace for biology provided many insightful information bits and videos also.

[|Human-Animal hybrid stem cells]

[|Wikipedia is a reliable source] this wbsite is wikipedia. the information came from a reliable source and is all about parahumans and the history of it.

[] This website discusses the uses of human-animal hybrid research

[] This is an article explaining Animal Organ Doners and which animals are most frequently used.

[] Great information on the dangers and cons of xeno-transplantation.

[] Very good article on progress in acquiring stem cells from pigs.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/animals/using/hybridembryos_1.shtml This article explains the science behind human-animal hybrids and also shows arguments from both sides of the debate