Xiang Shan was extremely shocked as he looked at Niyaguti, "You mean, such an embryo can survive? One that's a mix of animals and plants?"
"At the embryonic stage, an organism is just a clump of cells; tissues have only just started to differentiate," said Niyaguti, spreading her hands. "Because the size is small enough, relying on the cells' passive absorption of nutrients around them is sufficient, even without differentiated organs for survival. However, as organ differentiation progresses, chimeras from species that are too distantly related usually encounter problems."
Xiang Shan slapped his forehead, "This is... quite sci-fi, isn't it?"
"Sci-fi my ass," Yawgmoth said disdainfully, "The research that started decades before we were born, and you're telling me it's sci-fi? What is this, steampunk?"
