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Scientists Created the First Embryo With Human and Non-Human Primate Cells | Time

 

In a ground-breaking experiment, researchers have successfully created the first human-monkey chimera. The work, published in the journal Cell, describes the the first embryo containing both human and monkey cells that was cultured for 20 days.

 

ground-breaking 画期的な、パイオニア的な

 

groundbreaking work involves making new discoveries, using new methods etc

 

chimera キメラ、キマイラ

 

 technical a living thing that contains cells from another living thing

 

embryo 胚芽、胚

 

an animal or human that has not yet been born, and has just begun to develop → foetus

 

culture (細菌など) を培養する

 

to grow bacteria or cells for medical or scientific use

 

Led by Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, the study represents the culmination of decades of work in understanding early embryo development in non-human species, which Belmonte hopes will now apply to humans. 

 

represent 表す、示す、意味する、代表する

 

to be a sign or mark that means something  to be a symbol of something

 

culmination 最高点、頂点、最高潮、