Neuralink transported brain implants covered in pathogens, group alleges

Image caption: Pager, a 9-year-old Macaque, plays MindPong with his Neuralink. Image credit: YouTube / NeuraLink. Article by Beth Mole. Ars Technica – February 10, 2023.

The US Department of Transportation is investigating allegations that Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, violated federal transportation regulations when it shipped contaminated implants removed from the brains of deceased research monkeys infected with multiple types of dangerous pathogens. The alleged violations could have put humans at risk of exposure to hazardous germs, including drug-resistant bacteria and a potentially life-threatening herpes virus. […]

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