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Scientists recently cleared the hurdle of cloning primates, and because monkey clones can be genetically altered, one gene at a time, with techniques such as CRISPR. Researchers will be able to better study the effects of diseases such as cancer, Parkinson's, metabolic disorders and more. Some worry, however, that it takes us one step closer to cloning humans.