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Six of the 11 Rhesus Monkeys Successfully Implanted with Human Brain Genes Have Died

The death of six of the 11 Rhesus monkeys has once again raised some familiar ethical questions. (Photo : Pixabay on Pexels) A month ago, scientists from the Chinese Kunming Institute of Zoology in China were successful in implanting MCPH1 or Microcephalin into the existing genes of 11 rhesus monkeys.

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