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China-US scientists create world's first human-monkey ‘chimera’ embryo amid ethical storm | South China Morning Post

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A joint research team from China and the US created the world's first embryo that was part human, part monkey as a source for organ transplants that some critics say could "open Pandora's Box". A paper published in the scientific journal Cell on April 15, detailed how the researchers grew the mixed embryos – or chim…

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