Geneticists have identified many genes which differ between humans and primates, but determining which of the genes may have led to changes in brain chemistry has proven incredibly challenging.

Macaques monkeys with human brain genes are superintelligent compared to their peers. Big Brain For the first time, scientists have used gene-editing techniques to make monkey brains more humanlike.

Genetically modified monkeys pass their genetic profile on to offspring, raising the possibility that the technique might be used in humans.

Chinese scientists have “gene hacked” a group of monkeys to make them smarter — in an experiment branded “reckless” by experts. The experiment involved exposing monkey… ...

Gene editing experiments raise ethical questions, and gene editing experiments with primates are even more controversial. For instance, what if we make monkeys too similar to humans? This question was ...

The pig was actually a miniature pig, which was engineered with nearly 70 gene edits, including the addition of human DNA.

Gene-edited pig kidney keeps monkey alive for 2 years, trial finds, a step toward longer-lasting human transplants ...

A human-specific gene causes a larger neocortex in the common marmoset, a non-human primate.