Monkeys have been genetically engineered to contract Huntington’s disease in a controversial experiment that could aid the development of treatments for the brain disorder. The rhesus macaque monkeys carry the mutant gene that causes Huntington’s in humans and are the first primate models of the disease.
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Mutant monkeys bred to contract brain disorder - The Times 19th May 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
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