Could You Be a Chimera?
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Publicado 2019-06-21
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Ever feel like you aren't totally yourself? Well, maybe you aren't. In this video, we explore the idea of human chimeras. In mythology, the "Chimaera" was a beast made from different animals combined into one. But in biology, a chimera is a single organism whose body is made from parts of two or more genetically distinct individuals of the same species. Biological chimeras were once thought to be rare, but modern genetics has shown us that these genetic mashups are so common, that you yourself may actually be a chimera. And even if you don't have part of another body in you, your body is certainly not just one thing. We also discuss the idea of mosaicism and how it relates to cancer, Tasmanian devils, and circus sideshow attractions. #genetics #chimera
Special thanks to Dr. Emily Zarka, our favorite monsterologist!
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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Chimeras! They ARE real! Who woulda thunk it? Oh, and go watch Monstrum! Find me on Twitter and Instagram at @DrJoeHanson and @okaytobesmart
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I'm a Chimera. I had a Bone Marrow Transplant, so most of my body is my genome, but my blood and marrow are my donors. I also went from Type B+ to Type O- blood.
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I might be a chimera? I have mixed feelings about that.
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When my mum was pregnant with me she suddenly developed allergies she never had and had a clump of hair that was a different color to hers. We always wondered why this happen, now we know.
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Now I’m curious about all those paternity tests on Maury where they were “not the father” even though the girl was sure of it.
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Central State Alchemists want to know your location
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3:32 joe: "these sound like one in a million cases" me: "damn one in a million is pretty common"
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After learning basic genetics in school, I thought I was adopted and confronted my parents with my secondary school biology evidence (eye colour). What I didnt know was that I was an IVF baby and at one stage I had a viable twin brother than I absorbed. So yeah, Chimera 😅
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Me: What's a chimera? Me: Asks google Google: "(in Greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail." Me: Yeah i don't think so...
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I’m actually a chimera as well, I had a bone marrow transplant, so my bone marrow and blood have genes from my donor
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I feel like someone would be able to remember 4 children coming out of them
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Me: See chimera in the title Also me: expecting to use what i learned in hunter x hunter
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A fusion of two completly different people! Garnet's voice in the background.
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A video on dyslexia or dyscalculia would be very much appreciated!
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"When was the last time you got your mum something that nice?"
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Not only is the universe weirder than we imagine, it's weirder than we can imagine.
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Does that mean that you could clone the same person 5 times from 5 different samples and get 5 genetically different individuals? Awesome
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So what's your blood type?? Chimera baby: Yes!
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The segment @ 8:40 explains why identical twins look less and less like each other over time.
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Once you're a mother, you're child is a part of you forever, in every way ❤️
