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Inside the stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones

A startup called R3 Bio in Richmond, California, emerged from stealth mode to reveal plans for creating nonsentient monkey "organ sacks" for medical testing, backed by investors like Tim Draper and Immortal Dragons. The company's founder, John Schloendorn, also proposed the concept of "brainless clones" as potential backup human bodies for organ transplants or even brain transplants for life extension. While R3 denies allegations of creating human clones, their activities have raised ethical and scientific concerns among experts in the field. The feasibility of brainless clones, body transplants, and organ replacement remains highly speculative and controversial, with significant technical and ethical challenges to overcome.