"Human-AnimalHybridsandChimeras:What'sinaName?"exploresthecomplexethical,scientific,andphilosophicalquestionssurroundingthecreationoforganismsthatcombinehumanandanimalbiologicalmaterial.Thisthought-provokingdiscussiondelvesintohowterminologyshapespublicperceptionandpolicydebates,examiningthedistinctionsbetweenhybrids(organismscreatedbyfusinghumanandanimalgametes)andchimeras(organismscontainingcellsfrombothspecies).Thetextanalyzesthepotentialbenefitsformedicalresearchalongsideconcernsaboutmoralboundaries,speciesidentity,andthedefinitionofhumanity.Byunpackingthepowerofnamingtheseentities,theworkilluminateshowlanguageinfluencesourunderstandingofemergingbiotechnologiesthatchallengetraditionalbiologicalclassifications.
