CHIMERAS

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Context

• In a recent landmark study, scientists reported successfully generating a live chimera in non-human primates.

Details

• Researchers have created a monkey with two different sets of DNA by injecting stem cells from one monkey embryo into another of the same species.
• This method has been used in rats and mice before—but the recent feat marks the first time ever that it has been successful in another animal, including primates.

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