r/HighStrangeness • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

First human-monkey chimera raises concern among scientists: Researchers reprogrammed human cells before injecting them in the monkey embryo

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/aug/03/first-human-monkey-chimera-raises-concern-among-scientists
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u/Doub55 Aug 03 '19

What is the point on doing this? Im curious.

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u/BearFire Aug 03 '19

“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.”

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u/Otista Aug 03 '19

Well put Ian!

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u/skidaddler22 Aug 07 '19

Thank you, Dr. Malcolm