Almost Human: Rise of the Apes
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Almost Human: Rise of the Apes

Season 1
In 2021, scientists grew human stem cells in a monkey embryo, creating a human-ape hybrid. Previous experiments led to rumors of an actual live birth. Is this mad science? Is it immoral, even criminal? Or could creating hybrids now help us defeat disease?
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  1. S1 E1 - Almost Human: Rise of the Apes

    August 3, 2022
    1 h 23 min
    TV-14
    In 2021, scientists grew human stem cells in a monkey embryo, creating a human-ape hybrid. Previous experiments led to rumors of an actual live birth. Is this mad science? Is it immoral, even criminal? Or could creating hybrids now help us defeat disease?
    Subscribe to discovery+ or Max or purchase