Ancient Greek mythology includes stories of a fire-breathing creature called a chimera. This fearsome beast was a mix between a lion, goat, and serpent. But chimeras are not just a part of mythology.

Stem cell transplants that follow both myeloablative and non-myeloablative conditioning regimens can result in states of mixed chimerism, which can be stable over time. With widespread availability of ...

Timely diagnosis of impending graft rejection is crucial for effective therapeutic intervention after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT). We have investigated the predictive ...

Imagine being your own twin. One woman knows exactly what that feels like—she has chimerism, a rare genetic disorder in which someone has two sets of DNA. Singer and model Taylor Muhl first opened up ...

Twins often feel like they have a special connection, but for one California woman, the connection is particularly visceral — she is her own twin. The condition explains why Muhl has what appears to ...