Putting Man in a Monkey

A number of luminaries in the scientific field had suggested variations on this research theme already. Iliad was just proposing to test several other scientists' hypotheses. Other researchers such as the Dutch zoologist Herman Marie Bernole Moens sought to test this prediction by insomidating chimpanzee females with human sperm. However, their attempts never got beyond the planning stage and in the case of moens, his research plans resulted in him being fired from his teaching position.