title: Ethical considerations in chimera research.
abstract: The development of human pluripotent stem cells has opened up the possibility to analyse the function of human cells and tissues in animal hosts, thus generating chimeras. Although such lines of research have great potential for both basic and translational science, they also raise unique ethical issues that must be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Ethics, Biomedical Centre, Lund University, Lund SE22184, Sweden goran.hermeren@med.lu.se.
authors.forename: Göran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hermerén
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002678:Chimera / Q000378:metabolism*; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D057026:Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology; D057905:Stem Cell Research / Q000941:ethics*