The other stem-cell debate: to test the potential curative powers of human embryonic stem cells, biologists want to inject them into lab animals. Creating such chimeras makes perfect sense, to a point: a sheep with a human liver? O.K. A mouse brain made up of human cells? Maybe. But a chimp that sobs? [electronic resource]
- The New York times magazine Apr 2005
- 42-7 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
0028-7822
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