Scientists Put a Human Intelligence Gene Into a Monkey. Other Scientists are Concerned

Discover Mag ^ | 12/29/19 | Teal Burrell

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Scientists adding human brain genes to monkeys — it’s the kind of thing you’d see in a movie like Rise of the Planet of the Apes. But Chinese researchers have done just that, improving the short-term memories of the monkeys in a study published in March in the Chinese journal National Science Review. While some experts downplayed the effects as minor, concerns linger over where the research may lead.

The goal of the work, led by geneticist Bing Su of Kunming Institute of Zoology, was to investigate how a gene linked to brain size, MCPH1, might contribute to the evolution of the organ in humans. All primates have some variation of this gene. However, compared with other primates, our brains are larger, more advanced and slower to develop; the researchers wondered whether differences that evolved in the human version of MCPH1 might explain our more complex brains.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Animal-Human Hybrids on the loose. What could go wrong?

[17th Miss Regt]

Nancy Pelosi.

[kosciusko51]

I saw this movie. It doesn’t end well for humans...

[Bob434]

Damn Dirty Apes!

[Craftmore]

Ive seen this movie,this doesnt end well,,,

[BipolarBob]

They should have let Caesar alone.

[bgill]

Another example of just because you can, doesn’t meant you should.

[nickcarraway]

I find it hard to believe human intelligence is down to one gene.

[Bob434]

link

[BenLurkin]

Man-Bear-Pig

[EEGator]

[SunkenCiv]

Get your brain off my intelligence gene, you damned dirty ape!

Is there a similar experiment in the works for straight-ticket Demwit voters?

[Red Badger]

This is ridiculous.
We’ve been ding this for decades!

They are called Democrats!.................

[Bob434]

[[I find it hard to believe human intelligence is down to one gene.]]

Um- have you seen the front runners in the democrat party?

[Perseverando]

Scientists Put a Human Intelligence Gene Into a Monkey.

Well, I guess that's one way to create smarter demoKKKrats. Do they get automatic drivers licenses and voter registration cards?

[EvilCapitalist]

Lol!

[NativeSon]

More democrats

[Huskrrrr]

“Are we not Men?”

[dfwgator]

Could be worse...

[Spktyr]

“We are Devo!”