[Stefan Mileschin]

Musk wins but animals less likely to live

Elon Musk’s (pictured left) brain-implant venture Neuralink has filled an animal-research oversight board with company insiders who may stand to benefit financially as the firm reaches development goals.

For those not in the know, oversight boards are required by federal law for organisations experimenting on certain types of animals. They are supposed to ensure proper animal care, high research standards, and the reliability of data that helps regulators decide whether drugs or medical devices are safe for human testing.

Reuters has discovered that the panel membership at Musk’s company, Neuralink is decidedly dodgy as it is stacked with staff members who will make money if the company implants a chip into a human without killing them.

Neuralink is conducting animal experiments as it seeks regulatory approval for human trials of a brain chip intended to help paralysed people type with their minds, among other ambitious goals.

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