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- Chimera – Mythopedia
The Chimera was a monster with a hybrid body: part lion, part snake, and part goat The hero Bellerophon tracked the Chimera to its remote mountain lair and killed it with the help of his winged steed Pegasus
- What is a chimera? - New Scientist
A chimera is an individual whose body is composed of cells that are genetically distinct, as if they are from different individuals – and sometimes they really are from different individuals
- Bellerophon – Mythopedia
Bellerophon, son of Poseidon, was a hero from Corinth He was best known for taming the winged horse Pegasus and for doing battle with the Chimera and other vicious foes
- Plant skin grafts could result in new kinds of vegetables
A company in the Netherlands says it has perfected a way to create "graft chimeras" with the skin of one plant and the innards of another
- Echidna – Mythopedia
Echidna was a primeval female monster, usually represented as a woman from the waist up and a snake from the waist down She was said to have been the mother of some of the most fearsome monsters of Greek myth, including Cerberus, the Chimera, and the Hydra
- Minotaur Names – Dungeons Dragons - Mythopedia
Unleash your inner beast with our Dungeons Dragons minotaur name generator Find formidable and powerful names for your male and female minotaur champions
- Exclusive: Two pigs engineered to have monkey cells born in China
This piglet had some cells from a monkey but died within a week of birth Pig-primate chimeras have been born live for the first time but died within a week The two piglets, created by a team in
- Pegasus – Mythopedia
Pegasus was an immortal winged horse who sprang to life from Medusa’s blood after she was slain He was eventually tamed and bridled by the hero Bellerophon, who rode him into battle against the Chimera
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