Because they could be very helpful in medical testing, scientists are interested in producing animals that resemble humans.
We may be able to produce animals with human organs or disorders that researchers wish to investigate rather than using humans in medical trials.
The creation of monkey-human chimaeras with a human gene that causes them to acquire muscular dystrophy or Parkinson’s disease has been proposed by certain researchers.
According to Professor Saha, this field of study is a “grey zone” and a “place where we’d like to discuss what the appropriate limits are,” even though they would be very beneficial for science.
“I find it unsettling to consider that there might be hundreds or even thousands of these animals, rather than just one or two,” he continues.
Yet, ongoing research is also beginning to pose important queries regarding the boundaries of genome editing.
