Hybrids, Cybrids and Chimeras - The Ethics of Interspecies Research by Roland Chia

In September 2010,the Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC) of Singapore published a report entitled 'Human-Animal Combination in Stem Cell Research' which recommends certain form of chimera research, especially the creation of cytoplasmic hybrid embryos. Interspecies research, which involves the mixing of human and animal genetic materials, is attractive because of it's potential benefits to genetic science and medicine. How should Christians respond to such research? Commissioned by the National Council of Churches in Singapore, Hybrids, Cybrids and Chimeras explores the theological and ethical implications of interspecies research from a Christian perspective.