Could You Be a Chimera?

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Ever feel like you aren't totally yourself? Well, maybe you aren't. In this video, we explore the idea of human chimeras. In mythology, the "Chimaera" was a beast made from different animals combined into one. But in biology, a chimera is a single organism whose body is made from parts of two or more genetically distinct individuals of the same species. Biological chimeras were once thought to be rare, but modern genetics has shown us that these genetic mashups are so common, that you yourself may actually be a chimera. And even if you don't have part of another body in you, your body is certainly not just one thing. We also discuss the idea of mosaicism and how it relates to cancer, Tasmanian devils, and circus sideshow attractions. #genetics #chimera
Special thanks to Dr. Emily Zarka, our favorite monsterologist!
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[@besmart]

Chimeras! They ARE real! Who woulda thunk it? Oh, and go watch Monstrum! Find me on Twitter and Instagram at @DrJoeHanson and @okaytobesmart

[@chr_isx1953]

Will do

[@m.e.t.pelsen5016]

Like your vids❤

[@delurium4114]

love your vids !!

[@doriangreytea]

Hey, I'm already a twin, could I still be a chimera?

[@klyanadkmorr]

Per people always dissing intersex people and fraternal twin inherent connections in fiction fantasy like Star Wars, Game of Thrones & Dune I've been posting this for months after learning about it here - www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/carl-zimmer-she-has-her-mother-s-laugh/561710/

[@Master_Therion]

I might be a chimera? I have *mixed* feelings about that.

[@gravijta936]

Part of me wants to laugh, while another part of me wants to just give you a thumbs up.

[@simplesimonspeaks1115]

I understand your joke but don't get how i didn't type it first.

[@nunyabiznis3595]

It's little gems such as this that are the reason I keep going. Thank you.

[@NJ-wb1cz]

@@nunyabiznis3595 where are you going?

[@TitanUranusOfficial]

I hesitated to respond to your comment I was of two minds.

[@GdoubleWB]

I'm a Chimera. I had a Bone Marrow Transplant, so most of my body is my genome, but my blood and marrow are my donors. I also went from Type B+ to Type O- blood.

[@besmart]

That's awesome!

[@fullup91]

Oh negative! Be positive!

[@christyrodrigue6628]

I loved that band! If it were also my blood type it would make my tattoo less confusing. Happy your better!

[@itisdevonly]

@LagiNaLangAko23 O- is the universal donor, so no, it shouldn't cause any complications.

[@AlthenaLuna]

Same - BMT chimera, only I changed from O+ to...I think B something (I haven't needed a transfusion since, so it hasn't come up).

[@whatswiththenoise]

When my mum was pregnant with me she suddenly developed allergies she never had and had a clump of hair that was a different color to hers. We always wondered why this happen, now we know.

[@friedec3622]

It's you infected her

[@walangchahangyelingden8252]

@@friedec3622 Unintentionally.

[@ErenYeager-wx1ir]

@@friedec3622 wow imagine telling him that

[@mr_brown5974]

@@ErenYeager-wx1ir He just did didn't he

[@ErenYeager-wx1ir]

@@mr_brown5974 yes he did

[@zoethezoologist4391]

After learning basic genetics in school, I thought I was adopted and confronted my parents with my secondary school biology evidence (eye colour). What I didnt know was that I was an IVF baby and at one stage I had a viable twin brother than I absorbed. So yeah, Chimera 😅

[@SolunaV]

How did you find out about it? I am an IVF baby too and two other embryos implanted with me didn't make it... Or maybe we fused😅 I have an autoimmune disease

[@otakuribo]

*Central State Alchemists want to know your location*

[@shen3845]

Elliot Grey I WAS ABOUT TO WRITE THAT LOO

[@rays5073]

*Laboratory 5 wants to know your location*

[@SP-oi7cm]

Edward!!!!

[@LadyJuse]

The dog says: Ed...ward...

[@blankblank1949]

@@LadyJuse hey it's not a dog, it's a chimera

[@hiqwertyhi]

3:32 joe: "these sound like one in a million cases" me: "damn one in a million is pretty common"

[@fabiofdez]

Well.... not really that common. That would mean there are 365 cases in the US and 7,000 in the world. For comparison, the chance of getting struck by lightning is 1 in 700,000 - I don't know if even that could be called common

[@SCALLYWAG.1]

@@fabiofdez In other words 'its more likely to be struck by lightning than being a chimera'. Being a chimera no longer sounds particularly uncommon when thinking in this perspective. (Atleast in my opinion)

[@fabiofdez]

@@SCALLYWAG.1 thats true, but I was referring to hiqwertyhi calling one in a million pretty common.

[@totallylegit2068]

@@fabiofdez and 200,000 people have SARS-CoV-19

[@fabiofdez]

@@totallylegit2068 and now there are more than 772000 cases in the US alone, meaning 1 in about 430 people has it. But ofc, it just means it's much less common in some areas and much MORE common in others

[@dylanbrandt3687]

Now I’m curious about all those paternity tests on Maury where they were “not the father” even though the girl was sure of it.

[@beberivera7011]

That's an interesting thing to contemplate after having watched this....🤔

[@pearltears8039]

omg right.......now Maury you got some splaining to do.....lol

[@ieatgarbage8771]

It depends if the dudes but in a cup or just spit

[@ieatgarbage8771]

Also I'm pretty sure the cases of people's balls being from another person than their face is a pretty rare version (not enough for it to be sabotaging Maury)

[@pearltears8039]

are you insinuating that this mostly only happens to woman? how could you think that? i say if its possible as often as it is even the doctor say it happens more then you think.....then as random as Maurys guest are they all could be one, out of men of the world that are... i mean if its so bad that even a Dr messes up and even accused her of kidnapping the kids....then im pretty sure Maury could mess it up 10 times worse cause he ain't a Doctor

[@isabelsy]

Me: What's a chimera? Me: *Asks google* Google: "(in Greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail." Me: Yeah i don't think so...

[@TheyCallMeDio]

*JAPANIZING BEAM* Ed...ward...

[@roneselim6545]

I love reading comments 😂

[@ErenYeager-wx1ir]

@@TheyCallMeDio bro-th-er e-dwardd

[@koh9277]

I’m actually a chimera as well, I had a bone marrow transplant, so my bone marrow and blood have genes from my donor

[@AlthenaLuna]

Same here.

[@z.deutch1334]

Wow!! How does that work?

[@adamtutor6059]

@@z.deutch1334 Bone marrow produces red blood cells. In the case of a transplant your donor's marrow produces those blood cells. Those blood cells would be the same genetically as the donor.

[@themasstermwahahahah]

I feel like someone would be able to remember 4 children coming out of them

[@aninterestingpenguin9374]

Of course, but other people that aren’t their doctors might not have seen that.

[@a_diamond]

Um.. yah..

[@keithlarsen7557]

She would, but they would think she was lying about that.

[@a_diamond]

@@keithlarsen7557 Exactly. People have had to fight for their kids.. so um.. probably pick a different superpower..

[@Punk3rGirl]

She obviously knew the kids are hers. She applied for something that required dna testing to prove her kids were hers. And when the results came back saying they weren’t, the courts thought she was lying about them being her kids.

[@namnhat8287]

*A fusion of two completly different people!* Garnet's voice in the background.

[@shawnfunny2540]

Lol

[@axi2165]

ruby and sapphire lol

[@anfernny6278]

Me: See chimera in the title Also me: expecting to use what i learned in hunter x hunter

[@ryanyes2325]

😰😰😰

[@thecommenter578]

So what's your blood type?? Chimera baby: Yes!

[@leotard2536]

A and O

[@justinallenlindley9796]

Mine are both the same, I guess my twin and I would have had the same blood type.

[@dutchik5107]

@@justinallenlindley9796 which is possible. Because of genetics at all. Especially depending on your parent's genome

[@FroggyBB]

You would die if you had 2. Blood clotting is a thing

[@spacewolfcub]

@@FroggyBB Only if the various bloodtypes were not compatible. O neg is safe to have floating around, though.

[@berlineczka]

"When was the last time you got your mum something that nice?"

[@marcpeterson1092]

I got my mom some flowers for Easter, does that count?

[@m.ivyluna4632]

berlineczka I got mine a trip to Italy In a raffle once

[@waringaw.m6350]

Didn't get my mom anything ;-;

[@sunkid02]

i like this guy @@waringaw.m6350

[@epauletshark3793]

I got her raspberries, that went bad the next day.

[@amehak1922]

Not only is the universe weirder than we imagine, it's weirder than we can imagine.

[@joel3536]

Does that mean that you could clone the same person 5 times from 5 different samples and get 5 genetically different individuals? Awesome

[@ets9191]

A video on dyslexia or dyscalculia would be very much appreciated!

[@Loafsandfishes]

YES!!!!! Especially dyscalculia !!!

[@Peppermon22]

Yes! My son has this.

[@ieatgarbage8771]

I have dyslexia, but why would he do a video on Dracula?

[@beactivebehappy9894]

@@ieatgarbage8771 stop eating garbage then you will understand

[@FrenziousVega]

@@ieatgarbage8771 That comment sent me wheezing

[@sasshole8121]

The segment @ 8:40 explains why identical twins look less and less like each other over time.

[@macronencer]

You have a point, thank you! My dad had an identical twin brother (sadly, we lost him a couple of years back). They definitely looked much less alike in old age than they did in youth, and I'd always thought maybe it was partly lifestyle/stress differences. Maybe not entirely...

[@HerzoginLina]

I have an identical twin sister and when we were younger we looked almost the same. Now, at age 18, we don't look that much alike anymore. My face ist slightly slimmer, the cheekbones are a little bit sharper, my shoulders are not as wide as hers but my hipps are wider etc. Something else no one talks about is mindset: My sister can get kind of an don't-care attitude, whilst I'm more of an overthinker, she is good at mathematics, while I suck at it and do better with learning new languages. Another twin pair (in the same class at our vocational school - it can get funny) is non-identical, yet they look like mirror images. Only their faces have some differences, and one of them is left-handed and the other one is right-handed. This topic is so interesting!

[@javindhillon6294]

Noice

[@SB-uk5wx]

Once you're a mother, you're child is a part of you forever, in every way ❤️

[@lindsaymarie3228]

My mom never knew she was pregnant with twins with me. She delivered me and my placenta. And then an “extra” empty placenta. All the doctors apologized to her for her loss of my twin and she simply said “I had no idea there was ever two!” So now I’m extra confused.

[@leor7795]

First thing I thought when I saw the title: Full Metal Alchemist

[@IceMetalPunk]

Nina approves this message.

[@mrkebab9051]

I thought that and hunter x hunter

[@CristianGomez-yu8gp]

Ed- Edward

[@iSTEFIXi]

Same

[@mus3bmo7mmed15]

@@mrkebab9051 I was looking for your comment 😂 HxH

[@lordoberon22]

So does this make genetic testing for ancestry even more unreliable, ultimately?

[@ashleeknowlton5805]

Yes

[@ashleeknowlton5805]

Frankly ancestry DNA is pretty inaccurate to begin with. In about 20 years it'll be a lot better when all these companies compile their data but for now I wouldn't base your identity on a DNA test. It's interesting and you might learn something but it's definitely not 100% accurate.

[@lordoberon22]

@@ashleeknowlton5805 Duly noted. I knew that there could be margins of error and/or inaccuracies but learning about potential chimeras opens up a new can of worms, so to speak. I appreciate your honesty and frankness about this.

[@rosbaldiston7979]

@@ashleeknowlton5805 Ancestry DNA is VERY accurate especially if you have European ancestry. Ever since the last update in September or something last year, it has been THE most accurate and detailed in regions. Also gender doesn't matter for AncestryDNA. Ancestry DNA also has the most references to find your ethnicity. My GG Grandfather was Norwegian and what did it come up as? 6% Norwegian which is the average for a GG Grandparent. 2 of my grandparents were known to be English, and hey I got 49% English. Then Lastly, I got 45% Irish which makes sense when my other 2 grandparents were (1 full) and (1 mostly full). I also got extra regions in Ireland like West Beara Peninsula, Beara Peninsula, South West Munster, etc. Where my Irish ancestors had lived by. My heritage was so bad it had 21% Scandanavian, 14 English, 63 Irish and then the rest was Turkey and Caucasus.

[@BalkyBartokomous2525]

Depends on how accurate you want to get. A chimeral person is still made of cells from related individuals (siblings), so if you are asking if a person is your mother/father, it can give you errors (like in the case in the video), but if you are asking what your ethnicity/race is, you will still get the correct answer.

[@theonlycatonice]

3:22 Sorry got to step out for a bit... my brain just melted

[@mattiemccarthy9102]

I was like is she her kids mom and aunt?

[@equarg]

I was telling a co-worker about the woman who birthed kids who were not her own....and CPS involved. Thank goodness someone decided to test her cervical cells. Bet CPS was pretty embarrassed and ashamed.

[@lyrebird9749]

Apparently, Lydia Fairchild (the mother) had a hard time trying to fight the case (to keep her children) until her lawyer heard about another woman who was a chimera and decided to order more DNA tests.

[@thomasturner6980]

Nobody: It's okay to be smart: you're a Chimera

[@theloniousswitzer6258]

ThomasTurner69 omfg why are you on EVERY video I watch from here to Drew to Rocket League lol I subbed to you last month

[@chrislasekan1685]

No… I can be an *_ULTIMATE CHIMERA!_*

[@emperortgp2424]

oH It'S ThAT ThiNg In SmAsH BroTheRS

[@HallowCosmo]

@@emperortgp2424 NO! IM DISAPPOINTED

[@chuggaa100]

@@HallowCosmo He's joking. He knows it's mother 3

[@Dinoman972]

*[instant KO intensifies]*

[@leticiaamorim6973]

I really relate to this channel because i'm some times ""excluded"" in some conversations in my groups of friends for always wanting to talk about 'smart' topics but never having someone to do it with, and because of the pressure of being considered the smartest person on the room, I never validated my knowledge and with this specific video I already knew a lot about what was said and I finally validated myself and was glad because I understood all the scientific terms in english and I'm brazilian and never took english classes (beside from the very basic in school) yay

[@leeminhoe8037]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qX6qYqGihs5omMk .,.,

[@kanneenah]

I feel your pain.. Been there too

[@lucendahonore3838]

I feel your pain also.

[@Fido-vm9zi]

Finding it nesssary to tell everyone how smart you are means you're not.

[@1Nida]

It's hard being a prodigy. I have a friend who is a true Chimera and a hermaphrodite. She is also a prodigy like me and you!

[@violetguavapeachee5573]

Lmao I thought the title said “Could you be a cinema?” 😂

[@briaiguess8834]

XDDDDDDDDDD

[@yes1603]

Same

[@mirkosampognaro]

And then, when the chimera said: "Ed..ward, o..nii..chan", my childhood was over...

[@azambinomar7398]

😢😢😢

[@bulbafett5787]

So if I'm a chimera I'm a mutant ergo I'm an X men. So when will my powers kick in

[@IceMetalPunk]

I'm pretty sure that's a Cards Against Humanity card: "Actual mutants with diseases and no powers."

[@a_diamond]

Your superpower is confusing scientists and dealing with paternity challenges.... (Enjoy?)

[@bulbafett5787]

@@a_diamond not what I was expecting but I'll take it

[@keithlarsen7557]

You might have an advantage to your immune system and protein production.

[@a_diamond]

@@keithlarsen7557 I was wondering, does that make people like me more likely to get cancer??

[@NateLVBrown]

I AM a Chimera of sorts. I absorbed my Identical Twin in the Womb. For Years we (immediate family) has suspected as much, I like Trivia & had heard common Traits many times that lined up (also, my Mother was originally told very early on she was likely having twins), but only had it confirmed a few years ago..... I have two (slightly genetically different) spleens !!!! Also my left testicle has slightly different DNA to my right (strangely, all three of my children are matches for the right, not the left 🤔). 😅😂🤣

[@AJDaBaws]

So technically, if I get an organ transplant with a Komodo Dragon, I would be part dragon.

[@garethbaus5471]

You would probably be in need of immediate medical attention or dead because that organ will be rejected by literally every human with an immune system, but yes part dragon.

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@garethbaus5471 lol

[@pebblethefox3483]

Lucas Zhu lol

[@friedec3622]

You're a demi-human

[@ihnew786]

Thanks again. Your channel is a great source of information. I have a 12y and an 8y, hope they grow up to be like you. Stay blessed Love from Dubai.

[@hettyscetty9785]

It's pretty cool how its possible for someone to literally be two people at once. The wonders of the natural world and the random chance that genetic mutations may cause never stop amazing me. And something tells me that there are even more weird and wonderful things to discover in nature.

[@DaveLopez575]

This was mind blowing. I have always felt that cancers are autonomous living entities. Excellent video!!

[@biancam.5864]

I had a twin in the womb that mysteriously disappeared around eight weeks (that's actually very common. Vanishing twin syndrome. Look it up). On the chance that I absorbed it, I could possibly be a chimera. I've always wanted a twin and it's kind of cool to know that I might have one, we just share a body.

[@victoriasunivers]

I also had a twin sister/brother that disappeared 8 weeks into pregnancy

[@pass179]

One question...do you talk to yourself?

[@lekiscool]

I learned about this from a video on a woman who was allergic to herself because she had absorbed her twin.

[@tiannavivianroberts3847]

You defo watched Taylor Muhl... I think im a Chimera....I have the same birthmark as her

[@EchadLevShtim]

Im scared that Coronavirus vaccine may kill me. I havent had one since 1974 and think i was exempt. Certainly cant afford to do all the lab work to prove im twin chimera.

[@Q_QQ_Q]

@@tiannavivianroberts3847 get it checked

[@shawnfunny2540]

I watched it too

[@billdecat855]

Hey Joe, are calico cats an example of mosaic expression?

[@besmart]

They are!

[@a_diamond]

Yes.

[@rdizzy1]

Can end up with a fertile male calico due to being a chimera as well.

[@a_diamond]

@@rdizzy1 that is very, very rare (as in if you have a fertile male calico, you just won the lottery.. ) Almost all Calicos are female.

[@rdizzy1]

​@@a_diamond Still though, possible due to chimerism. Seems about 1 out of every 30 million calicos is a fertile male calico. frontpagemeews.com/category/pet-news/science/whats-chimera-thanks-genetic-anomaly-extremely-rare-fertile-male-calico-born/

[@conlon4332]

0:04 I was really hoping for the "That part's not unusual." joke.

[@junatanne]

Shao, Nina, Alexander Tucker enters the game... #fullmetalalchemist

[@markkrebs7474]

This was truly mindblowing Thanks for that awesome content

[@IlicSorrentino]

Wow, great video full of many things I ignored!... It implies really quite a bunch of concepts and things worth to be examined calmly. Thanks!

[@kallyb1998]

Pregnant at 16 in a Mormon household my mother never got an ultrasound. But I got to see pictures of my mom's baby bump. At almost 5 months she was *So huge* she couldnt sit behind the wheel even with the seat pushed alllll the way back. Mom would swear she felt like she had twins and was surprised when only I came out. It's interesting that it's possible to slip past the visible effects of chimerism. Really makes me think, and I'm damn near an identical twin to my mother, except I have hazel/honey brown dominate eyes while my mother's range from sea blue, sea green, lime green, amber, to steel grey. I swear her eyes have been the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my 23 years. I could never forget how many times I've been told by strangers her and I are sisters, there is no way she's my mother. I was bullied in school b/c nobody believed she was my mom! I personally believe my mother is beautiful so I'm thankful I look 98% like her. I hope I don't suffer any problems later in life I try to take care of myself as much as possible♥️💚💙💜

[@SharksAttack]

Witch's brooms are called Tuulenpesä (Wind's nest) in Finnish. Not so supernatural name.

[@bjarnes.4423]

Last video before going to bed Great decision!

[@andrewcurtis2337]

Silt Me too! It makes for a good night!

[@PeterVJaspersFayer]

LOL Goat's head at the end! Peekaboo!

[@thecuriositychannel8000]

It's amazing how much genetic diversity we take for granted!

[@Tea-nr4hm]

Guess i learned I'm a mosaic chimera now due to cancer that's fun guess

[@blepblep7245]

get well soon bro

[@Jenson139]

Hopefully you’re doing fine still a year later

[@benjaminjones8782]

I like trucks

[@mksabourinable]

I'm genuinely curious if I'm a chimera. One half of my body is larger and stronger than the other - my LEFT side, and I'm right handed. I know everyone is a little lopsided, but like.... My left boob is a full cup size bigger, when I put my hands up against each other there's a good millimetre or two in difference, one leg is longer - enough to effect me when I swim, one foot is half a shoe size bigger, there are certain expressions type things I can only do on the left side of my face, etc. Also I have a large build, I develop muscle as easily as a guy does, and I have a little bit of facial hair even...... Also fraternal twins run in the family. Two of my cousins are fraternal twins in fact. So........ I just wonder sometimes. I have no idea how to go about getting tested tho.

[@ashleeknowlton5805]

I also can only do certain facial expressions with one side of my face and my body is in 100% even. I've always thought I might be a chimera but I think it's two girls. To me it does honestly sound like you might be your own fraternal male twin... Which is pretty badass when you think about it.

[@dweebteambuilderjones7627]

Asymmetry is more likely due to handedness.

[@dugdug9152]

Dfi you have testicles, there's a good chance your a dude

[@carmaspider]

You also might have PCOS. one of the symptoms is hirsutism.

[@nicolap1212]

Mabey go talk to a doctor about getting tested for that because they probably know where people can get tested.

[@jennifermenth-pavel1260]

As always, another fantastic video! Thank you for making something so interesting so available! ❤😊

[@starcrafter13terran]

I didn't know what it was for a long time but it turns out I am one. My mother used Thalidomide twice for morning sickness back before it was banned. Killed off my twin and got absorbed. The only clues I had before finding this out were two things: My blood tests always came up with two blood types (apparently this sample got contaminated also, we can't figure it out mr. x). Two, when I went to get a vasectomy, i didn't have two vas deferens. When he opened me up to make sure there was not one on that side, he found one ovoteste instead of a teste. Other things were hints but subtle, like white lines along my skin in some places. I thought they were scars from cuts that healed.

[@stutzstudiowerks]

How would one go about testing to see if they might be a chimera? Will there ever be an otc kit? This raises many questions. Very interesting!

[@gigglysamentz2021]

Wow those stories are crazy! My mind was blown by the chimeric mom! 8'D

[@melissah4084]

This is FASCINATING! For once, youtube gave me an excellent suggested video! SUBSCRIBED! 💛

[@agginmariajames]

this if my favorite video on this channel so far.

[@Spookspek]

And yet these foreign cells are recognized as part of the body, which means... Oh boy, by the end of this century we'll be making some fun chimeras.

[@subhamadhan112]

Can you make a vid on dyslexia my sister has it and am still confused on what it is

[@jmanfiji]

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[@madimaratov2351]

An amazing episode I have ever seen. You changed my understanding of embryo development. Could you please make the same video, but considering the point intracellular massaging. I think you can dig deeply to that topic and make it even more interesting and informative.

[@iphil91]

This is the most awesome episode i've ever seen on your channel. It's just unbelievable.

[@Laurpud]

That was REALLY interesting!

[@aname3504]

Ed...ward

[@themagichatter1054]

A NAME daddy’s hurting, no daddy

[@justinallenlindley9796]

That's really the only correct response to the word chimera. Lol

[@Chelsea-dq9og]

WHY

[@RohitPant04]

This was super informative. Wow!

[@idraote]

This is one heck of an interesting video. I knew nothing about this topic before (though I knew what a mythological chimaera is, I've read some books, you know) and I find it fascinating.

[@olearris]

My great grandpa had a twin that was consumed during growth in the womb. It grew in him until eventually growing out of his back. When they removed a growth on his back in late age they found teeth and some other strange body parts that shouldnt be on the back. Turns out he had a teratoma on his back. Teratomas are crazy

[@rebeccalodespoto4197]

FullMetal Alchemist, anybody?

[@Polevolter]

Obligatory: “Ed....ward”

[@a_diamond]

Apparently, pretty much everybody..

[@RemyKingKen]

More like hunter x hunter

[@cdxu1450]

Damn. I still remember that scene

[@treebles]

great info + great sense of humor!

[@Sxnket]

4:23 he made your mom joke confidently and he doesn't even care 😂😂

[@echosmyth5021]

I would disagree to describing anyone who is chimera as two different people. It's still just one person, but with two different building instructions.

[@hanschannel9018]

Hey Joe I love your videos

[@holocene2164]

What a great episode! Thanks Joe!

[@cjthibeau4843]

WOW! I love that every video you put out I learn something new! Thanks !! Can't wait for the next one!

[@dashlopez3281]

#e3345

[@williamsutton7]

Can you make a video on dyslexia

[@prodtheontar]

Do you want to play minecraft with me

[@Baxterthewaggster]

On

[@simplesimonspeaks1115]

Dyslexia video do you want to make?

[@keon5779]

@@simplesimonspeaks1115 That's not dyslexia, that's just speaking like Yoda.

[@williamsutton7]

What?

[@scottdeerwester3221]

I wonder if you could do a followup on chimerism focusing on neuroplasticity, the malleability of DNA and other major biophysical mechanisms of change that can lead to conscious (or at least affective) positive systemic change?

[@ashernovotny4757]

You are awesome, I’ve been binge watching to get through the quarantine.

[@rahuldhargalkar]

Joe, I absolutely loved this ♥️ thank you thank you so much!

[@azipoor3468]

Your video is a chimera of monstrum channel and it's okay to be smart

[@its2point072]

Now I'm wondering if you can become a chimera via kissing

[@ndpd7695]

😂😂...wait... that's a actually a pretty good question...

[@emmahorn8198]

Possibly if they have hero's lips

[@sallyboyd1212]

This was really interesting! I support an IT Cluster for basic science, especially a lot of Next Generation Sequencing related to cancer. This is really fascinating!

[@rogersledz6793]

Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

[@gigglysamentz2021]

I have over 150 subscriptions but I still think It's Okay To Be Smart makes the best videos!

[@paigebuffington6698]

hold up chimeras are a real thing? i thought it was just from fma lmao

[@user-ym1ll3jt8i]

Wow, i just came looking for a little explaination about chimerism but here i had got to know all different and rare kinds of it ..thanx

[@charlemagne5445]

This absolutely blowed my mind!

[@brendajacinto]

"You might be one " Me : *gasps* 😯😅

[@aboz8649]

Can you please do an in depth video about ADHD? Have a good day!

[@calebisgreat60]

Me too

[@diyeana]

Are you sure we would be able to pay attention?

[@danielbyal4440]

@@diyeana the trick is when I need to pay attention I over load myself, to do homework I listen to music, watch netflix, tap my pencil and also so the homework, other wise I make no progress

[@wolvenar]

@@diyeana I'm to broke to pay attention.

[@masonsilvers6789]

Me ( somewon with ADHD attention, or what was called ADD) Yes Yes please

[@jgurka2105]

Very interesting, thanks.

[@carlopton]

I am horribly fascinated, or is the word I need something to do with: Oh no, my mind is split, and I am functioning as one being? Now queue run screaming into a wall. Splat.

[@inachisio2532]

Video on ADHD or ADD would be so great

[@AudiUnlimited]

Since Vsauce is dead, i guess this channel is the most similar we can get. I just watched about 20 of your videos and i'm really impressed of every single one. Keep up the great work! You just earned a subscriber.

[@coreydecristofaro6017]

I have one attached earlobe and one detached because of one of the things you described but I don’t know what. It’s always interesting to learn more about it

[@yaa40]

Your best video yet. By far.

[@sumayahussein6734]

I’ve always wanted a twin... wait what if I am my twin

[@briaiguess8834]

You in the womb: I will absorb your power.. nom nom nom

[@animanga2656]

This reminds me of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

[@Demon_Lord_Coom]

Or hunter x hunter

[@monicaant.1422]

So sad that part 😭

[@christyrodrigue6628]

😳😣😭 I've been suppressing that for years now.....

[@TheyCallMeDio]

Ed... ward... onii... chan...

[@mattiemccarthy9102]

I was reading a book called “she has her mother’s laugh” by Carl Zimmerman and he explained this story and my mind was blown.

[@markrowland1366]

Wow. This is amazing. True revelation. Thank you.

[@yusufshakir40]

Now this was a fantastic video

[@isidorajancic2079]

I would like more videos on this theme i think there is much more info thain in video and videos on add/adhd

[@kaiyat]

WOOAAAAH guys. Hear me out. When I was a baby, doctors told my parents that I must’ve been switched at birth or something and they were super confused about my blood tests. I have one eye that’s hazel and one that’s completely green. I have a ton of autoimmune complications.... am I a chimera?

[@besmart]

You might be! Those are symptoms often seen in chimeras. But consult a doctor to be sure.

[@rexicola5638]

this channel is super awesome

[@MsSilvain]

Brilliant video 👍🏼😃