6: Genetic Chimeras, Judas Goats, and Toys
Episode description
On a surprisingly deep holiday episode, we ask, what is a genetic chimera, could it save lives, and is it moral? What are Judas Goats, and what are the challenges faced in conservation? And most importantly, what were the first toys in history and what were our favorite toys?
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We also learn about: Why are mythological chimeras all ladies? a Tom/Joe chimera, “It was very dissapointing”, “I expect better evidence”, a Judas Kiss, goats are weird, helicopter tattoos, ring-necked parakeets, relocating hedgehogs, would you download a goat? Helping other human beings, what a concept! Tom’s yo-yo tricks, children existed! the earliest toys, Ella’s duel disk, tamagotchis, and the future of toys.
Sources:
Human Chimeras That Already Exist
Interspecies Organogenesis Generates Autologous Functional Islet
Interspecies Chimerism with Mammalian Pluripotent Stem Cells
Human–animal chimeras: ethical issues about farming chimeric animals bearing human organs
Feral Goat Eradications on Galapagos
Vegetation and Animal Recovery on Galapagos
Is it Ritual? or is it Children?
Split Twig Observations and Carbon Dating