China Clones Gene-Edited Monkeys For Sleep Disorder Research

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27 January 2019 13:16 WIB

Monkeys cloned from a gene-edited macaque with circadian rhythm disorders are seen at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, China in this handout picture provided by the Institute of Neuroscience of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on January 24, 2019. It was the first time multiple clones had been made from a gene-edited monkey for biomedical research, the agency said. The clones were born at the Institute of Neuroscience at the China Academy of Sciences in Shanghai. Chinese Academy of Sciences/Handout via REUTERS

26 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

Monkeys cloned from a gene-edited macaque with circadian rhythm disorders are seen in a lab at the Institute of Neuroscience of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, China January 18, 2019. The cloned monkeys already show signs of "negative behavior", including sleep disorders, as well as elevated levels of anxiety and "schizophrenia-like behaviors", the paper added. China Daily via REUTERS

26 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

A monkey cloned from a gene-edited macaque with circadian rhythm disorders is seen in a lab at the Institute of Neuroscience of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, China January 18, 2019. China Daily via REUTERS

26 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

A lab technician holds a gene-edited macaque with circadian rhythm disorders, which was used to make five cloned monkeys, in a lab at the Institute of Neuroscience of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, China January 18, 2019. China Daily via REUTERS

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