CNN —Scientists based in China have created a monkey chimera with two sets of DNA, experimental work they say could ultimately benefit medical research and the conservation of endangered species.
It’s the world’s first live birth of a primate chimera created with stem cells, the researchers said.
Scientists have created mouse embryos that are part human, and in 2021, scientists reported that they had grown human-monkey chimeric embryos.
In September, researchers reported that they had grown kidneys containing mostly human cells inside pig embryos.
Then they selected a subset of cells to inject into genetically distinct 4- to 5-day-old embryos from the same monkey species.
Persons:
—, ”, Miguel Esteban, chimeras, Zhen Liu, Liu, Jun Wu, hadn’t, Wu wasn’t, Jacob Hanna, ” Hanna, Penny Hawkins, “
Organizations:
CNN —, Cell, Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Weizmann Institute of Science, Royal Society for, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Covid
Locations:
China, Health, Research Hangzhou, Israel, United States