Above: A four-week-old pig embryo containing human cells. Scientists at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California grew this chimera in 2017. (U.S. Salk Institute/Xinhua/Alamy)
Researchers from the United States and China announced in April that they had created the first ever human–primate chimeras. Mixing human stem cells with macaque monkey embryos, the scientists produced creatures with cells from both species.
The creation of such beings is deeply troubling, and raises questions about why it was done and where it might lead. What is the point of this research? Will we have monkeys with human features running around the nation’s laboratories? Who is making the decisions about where to draw the line between research we should want and research we shouldn’t?
The Tablet June 2, 2021
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) Lifting a long-standing prohibition on the ability of scientists to culture human embryos in the lab past 14 days shows “an utter disregard” for the value of human life and is “an affront to the sanctity of human life,” said two Catholic members of Congress, Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind.
A researcher observes the nucleus of human stem cells in this illustration photo. (Photo: CNS/Tingshu Wang, Reuters)
The International Society for Stem Cell Research said May 26 that what’s known as “the 14-day” rule, in place for 40 years, should be lifted and that regulatory bodies in each country that conduct this type of research should decide what research will be permitted and how.
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