Monkey Chimera With Green Eyes And Glowing Fingers Born For First Time In History

According to Science Alert, the monkey chimera began as a single organism comprised of cells from more than two parents. In the monkey’s body, the tissues and cells originated from two separate stem cell lines, one from a donor embryo and another from a host embryo, manifested in various organs, including the brain, heart, kidney, liver, gastrointestinal tract, testes, and cells that develop into sperm.

Researchers measured contributions from extra donated stem cells in 26 tissue types within the live monkey chimera, ranging from 21 percent to 92 percent. The brain tissues exhibited the highest percentage of donor cell contributions. While previous studies have resulted in chimeric monkey fetuses, the newest addition to this lineage survived for only ten days.