Comment on First live birth of a #chimeric monkey using embryonic stem cell lines
rhythmisaprancer@kbin.social 1 year agoI wouldn't be able to tell you how accurate this synopsis is, but I am curious what reasons we have to be genetically modifying primates...
To learn and understand how biology works.
Imagine no longer needing organ donors because we can grow anyone with these cells or regeneratin a finger or nose after a freak accident. Before we get there we need to fully understand and test first.
And yeah u guess human modifying is something people will eventually do as well i guess.
It’s not hard to imagine. Maybe remove or correct some undesirable genes, for example those associated with diseases. Or perhaps reduce genes associated with violence or aggression. There are a lot of reasons.
subspaceinterferents@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I can only imagine that at some point in the future humans will be on deck for such modifications. Brave New World, eh?
rhythmisaprancer@kbin.social 1 year ago
☠️☠️ I was thinking more like as a replacement for that genetically modified pig that they used a (heart?) from recently but ya, I can only imagine you are right.
metallic_z3r0@infosec.pub 1 year ago
I mean, that seems like the best solution to rejection: cloning the patient’s germ line and chimerically colonizing the replacement.