Scientists look to create human-monkey chimeras. Should we be worried?
Is humanity closer to unleashing the horror of the Planet of the Apes? That remains a nightmare scenario for the distant future, but Dave talks to the National Post's Sharon Kirkey about how scientists are adding human stem cells to the brains of...
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (traffic.megaphone.fm) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
Is humanity closer to unleashing the horror of the Planet of the Apes?
That remains a nightmare scenario for the distant future, but genetic editing potentially takes us a small step closer.
Dave talks to the National Post's Sharon Kirkey about how scientists are adding human stem cells to the brains of monkeys, why they’re actually doing this, and what potential ethical issues there are.
Get one month of online access to the National Post free at nationalpost.com/podcasts
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices