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The Independent (July 30)

2019/ 08/ 01 by jd in Global News

“Human-animal hybrids are to be developed in embryo form in Japan after the government approved controversial stem-cell research.” Elsewhere worries that “human cells could stray beyond the targeted organs into other areas of the animal, effectively creating a creature that is part animal, part person” have essentially banned such research. But supporters counter that “the work – led by renowned geneticist Hiromitsu Nakauchi – could be a vital first step towards eventually growing organs that can then be transplanted into people in need.”

 

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