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I am not sure that either of those essentially biblical words ‘made’ or ‘created’ are the appropriate ones for this monstrous and perverted piece of scientific hubris. The BBC tells us lightly that the experiment has ‘sparked ethical debate’. I should think it has. The more important question is how this research was deemed acceptable and licensed in the first place? It took place in California, which may be part of the answer. The researchers are reported to have said that their work, which was published in the journal  Cell, offered a way of studying early human developme...

Hybrid monkey-human embryos created in lab for first time in scientific breakthrough The groundbreaking work could one day lead to a vast increase in the number of available organs for transplant, but some critics say it raises serious ethical questions The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up today! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used...

The cells were inserted in macaque embryos in petri dishes Credit: REUTERS Scientists have grown human cells in monkey embryos with the aim to understand more about how cells develop and communicate with each other. Researchers from the Salk Institute in California have produced what is known as monkey-human chimeras, with human stem cells - special cells that have the ability to develop into many different cell types - inserted in macaque embryos in petri dishes in the lab. However, some ethicists in the UK have raised concerns, saying this type of work "poses significant ethical and lega...

Hybrid monkey-human embryos created in Chinese lab raise difficult ethical questions The groundbreaking work paves the way for more scientific breakthroughs Macaque embryos were used in the experiment (Image: Juergen Ritterbach/Getty Images) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourpr...

THE FIRST part-human, part-monkey embryo has been created by scientists in California despite ethical concerns.Researchers have grown human stem cells