CHIMBRIDS - Chimeras and Hybrids in Comparative European and International Research

General research aspects.- Problems with terminology and definitions.- Etymological background and further clarifying remarks.- Scientific background.- Ethics.- Law.- Key Cases in chimbrids research.- Case 1 #x2013; Muotri: Transfer of human embryonic stem cell-derived neurons in mouse bra.- Case 2 #x2013; Chen: Interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer.- Case 3 #x2013; Bailey: Animal-Human Xenotransplantation.- Case 4 #x2013; Fink: Porcine Xenografts in Parkinson#x0027;s Disease and Huntington#x0027;s Disease patients.- Case 5 #x2013; McCune: The SCID-hu Mouse.- Case 6 #x2013; EMEA: Transgenic goat producing human antithromb.- Case 7 #x2013; O#x2019;Doherty: Mouse with human chromosome.- Case 8 #x2013; Yanagimachi: Hamster egg penetration test.- Case 9 #x2013; Fehilly: Human-animal embryo mixing.- Case 10 #x2013; Nan et al.: Interspecies gestation.- Short Remarks to the cases 1-10 in the light of European legal order.- Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations.- General remarks.- Scientific overview of human-animal mixtures.- Ethical Aspects.- Legal Aspects.- Recommendations.- Annex A. Chimbrids – Scientific, Ethical and Legal Reports.- Science.- Ethics.- Law.- Annex B. Country Reports on the 10 Cases.- Germany: Case 1-10 according to German Law:.- UK: Case 1-10 according to UK law.- France Legal Issues in French Law: the case studies.- Sweden #x2013; Case 1-10 according to Swedish law.- Spain #x2013; Case 1-10 according to Spanish law.- Austria #x2013; Case 1-10 according to Austrian Law.- Switzerland Case 1 to 10 according to Swiss Law.- USA #x2013; Case comments.- Canada.- Israel #x2013; Case 1-10 according to Israeli law.- Japan #x2013; Case 1-10 according to Japanese Law.