Elon Musk's implant company Neuralink, which aims to enable brains to connect and communicate with computers, has acknowledged that monkeys died as part of its testing procedures, but denies allegations of animal cruelty.In a blog post on its website, Neuralink addressed the "recent articles" that have "raised questions around Neuralink's use of research animals at the University of California, Davis Primate Centre" (UC Davis) and said that "all novel medical devices and treatments must be tested in animals before they can be ethically trialled in humans".Macaque monkeys have been used in testing by Neuralink as the company has been developing Bluetooth-enabled implantable chips - inserted into the monkey's brains - that the company says can communicate with computers via a small receiver.
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