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Disturbing Half Human, Half Chicken Embryos Created in Lab

“Sick” and “disturbing” are just two adjectives used by critics of new research that combined human stem cells with chicken embryos for studies on how cells transform into fetuses. Scientists at Rockefeller University are looking for new treatments for developmental disorders. They bypassed state laws restricting this type of experimentation by first growing artificial human embryos from stem cells, and then transplanting them into chicken embryos, The Nation said. What...