Chimaeric

An alleged "two-legged snake" turned out to be a snake that had recently eaten a frog; the legs protruded through the snake's skin after the snake was beaten to death, creating an odd chimaeric reptile. ❋ Unknown (2008)

All three of them are wonderfully monstrous, monstrously wonderful … strange chimaeric creatures with the slouch of a lion, the soar of an eagle, the snort of a bull and the sorrow of a human being. ❋ Hal Duncan (2005)

So, judging from the first picture, I take it her birthday present involved an alchemist being sent in to transform her into some sort of chimaeric equine baby? ❋ Unknown (2006)

When therefore we call our plan chimaeric and eccentric, we in reality flatter the actual worthlessness of our artistic publicity, and in a manner mark it as the just and rational measure. ❋ Tr (1888)

Vescovo G (2004) Muscle wastage in chronic heart failure, between apoptosis, catabolism and altered anabolism: a chimaeric view of inflammation? ❋ Siva K. Panguluri Et Al. (2010)

Immunotherapeutic strategies such as anti-VEG-F and chimaeric T-Cell receptors are increasingly being used because they are very tumor specific and limit side effects and subjects with recurrent disease. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The technique uses a novel wrapping procedure to deliver specific genes to reprogram cells into an embryonic-like state instead of the usual viral-delivery mechanism. iPS cells produced with this nonviral vector showed robust expression of pluripotency markers, indicating a reprogrammed state confirmed functionally by in vitro differentiation assays and formation of adult chimaeric mice, according to the team. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Roberts DM, Nanda A, Havenga MJ, Abbink P, Lynch DM, et al. (2006) Hexon-chimaeric adenovirus serotype 5 vectors circumvent pre-existing anti-vector immunity. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Brennan FR, Gilleland LB, Staczek J, Bendig MM, Hamilton WD, et al. (1999) A chimaeric plant virus vaccine protects mice against a bacterial infection. ❋ Unknown (2008)