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Scientists Grow Monkey Embryo With Human Cells. But Why?

Scientists inject monkey embryos with human stem cells, sparking fears of human hybrids.

Aired 04/22/2021 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Scientists Grow Monkey Embryo With Human Cells. But Why?

Clip: 4/22/2021 | 7m 43sVideo has Closed Captions

Scientists inject monkey embryos with human stem cells, sparking fears of human hybrids.

For the first time, scientists have successfully been able to grow monkey embryos containing human cells, sparking fears of human-monkey hybrids. We go behind the headlines to understand the science.

Aired 04/22/2021 | Rating NR

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