Human cells grown in monkey embryos reignite ethics debate

Scientists confirm they have produced ‘chimera’ embryos from long-tailed macaques and humansMonkey embryos containing human cells have been produced in a laboratory, a study has confirmed, spurring fresh debate into the ethics of such experiments.The embryos are known as chimeras, organisms whose cells come fromtwo or more “individuals”, and in this case, different species: a long-tailed macaque and a human.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Medical research Science Embryos Stem cells Biology Animals World news Source Type: news