Claim: Q: Does the National Institutes of Health fund research on human-animal chimeras, or organisms that are part-human, part-other animal? A: With some exceptions, the NIH doesn't fund research on human-animal chimeras. But the agency has proposed a rule to widen the scope of research it funds in this area. FULL QUESTION I've been seeing some news online about the ban on the development of animal/human DNA hybrids has been lifted.
Fact-check: The Facts on Human-Animal Chimeras - FactCheck.org
Verdict: q: does the national institutes of health fund research on human-animal chimeras, or organisms that are part-human, part-other animal? a: with some exceptions, the nih doesn't fund research on human-animal chimeras. but the agency has proposed a rule to widen the scope of research it funds in this area. full question i've been seeing some news online about the ban on the development of animal/human dna hybrids has been lifted.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Vanessa Schipani
Date published: 2017-11-17T20:09:38