I read that in the early 1980's at the University of Western Ontario scientists seeded a gorilla ovum with human sperm and that the embryo developed for several weeks. Is this possible?
2007-03-03 11:08:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
This is a taboo subject. No one wants to address it honestly. I don't know about gorillas as they are not quite as closely related to humans as chimpanzees and bonobos, but I highly suspect that a combination of chimp and human egg and sperm would produce a viable embryo and possibly a living but sterile hybrid.
Someone has surely tried this somewhere, but the results have been covered up.
2007-03-03 12:35:46 · answer #1 · answered by Joan H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah, something to do with chromosomes. There was a chimp called Oliver http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_(chimpanzee) who garnered a lot of attention at the time as people thought it was a possible missing link but it turned out to be false as he was just a chimp although he was apparantly a unique one....
2007-03-05 05:54:57 · answer #2 · answered by chimerauk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not possible. Too different
2007-03-03 11:20:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋