Cloning could be used to save species—or make human “organ sacks”
- Source
- MIT Technology Review - All
- Source link
- https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/14/1141919/cloning-save-species-or-make-human-organ-sacks
- Published
- 2026-08-14 09:00:00
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-14 12:48:53
- Category
- Procurement Technology & AI
- Geography
- Global
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
This week I spoke to scientists who have found a way to turn male mouse embryos female. They’ve developed a CRISPR-based approach to essentially cut out the Y chromosome. It allowed them to create female clones of male mice. That’s right: female animals that are genetically identical to males, except for the missing Y chromosome.…
Procurement Relevance Gate
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— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-14 12:48:53
Only geographic exposure matched — no substantive content indicator, so this cannot pass alone.
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