Fri. 04/16 - Human-Monkey Chimera Embryos Are a Reality Now

Scientists have created human-monkey hybrid embryos––yes, you heard that right. Archaeologists have found an entire lost city in Egypt. We have even more pterosaur news this week! And a very delicious false alarm in Krakow.

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Links:

• Scientists Created the First Embryo With Human and Non-Human Primate Cells (TIME)
• Embryos That Are Part Monkey, Part Human Raise Ethical Concerns (NPR)
• Controversial 'Chimera' Embryos Made by Scientists Are Part Human, Part Monkey (Science Alert)
• First monkey–human embryos reignite debate over hybrid animals (Nature)
• Archaeologists discover 3,000 year-old 'lost' city in Egypt (CNN)
• 'Lost golden city of Luxor' discovered by archaeologists in Egypt (National Geographic) 
• Archaeologists find “lost golden city” buried under sand for 3,400 years (Wired)
• Adorable 'Porg' Pterosaur Flapped Above Jurassic China (Gizmodo)
• Mystery tree beast turns out to be croissant (BBC)
• Krakow's very own lizard cryptid turns out to be a croissant (A/V Club)
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