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11/21/2024 10:46:37 pm

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China to use genetically engineered monkeys to find cure for autism

Chinese Scientists Create Genetically Engineered Monkeys to Find Cure for Autism

Chinese scientists have successfully implanted autism-related genes into a monkey embryo, creating the first autistic nonhuman primate in the world and the condition's most realistic animal model yet. However, they are still finding out how close autism in monkeys resembles that of humans.

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