China clones 5 gene-edited monkeys to study human disease
Chinese scientists have cloned five monkeys from a macaque monkey which was gene-edited to induce 'circadian rhythm disorders' associated with human diseases like depression, cancer and Alzheimer's. It was the first time multiple clones were made from a gene-edited monkey for biomedical research, the state media reported. The gene-edited monkey most prone to the disorder was selected as the donor.