A new world first in the field of human heart transplant surgery has taken place after a donor heart was successfully transported across the Atlantic Ocean on a long-haul commercial …
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Doctors have successfully transplanted a gene-edited pig kidney into a living human for the first time. Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital removed the kidney and transplanted it into a 62-year-old …
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Genetically modified pigs could provide unlimited organs for human transplants: Shots
by News Sourceby News SourceDavid Ayares, Revivicor’s president and chief scientific officer, holds a piglet raised for research on his farm in Montgomery County, Virginia. NPR’s Scott P. Yates hide caption toggle caption NPR’s …
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Animal organs in the human body are a disadvantage to the patient
by News Sourceby News SourceThe recent transplantation of pig hearts into humans is not a cause for celebration. It is a tragedy that casts a shadow over the existing and real strategies we have …
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Scientists raise first pigs for human organ transplants as Japan faces donor shortage
by Kyodoby KyodoScientists raise first pigs for human organ transplants as Japan faces donor shortage A Japanese venture-led team has successfully bred three genetically modified pigs for use in human organ and …
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Japanese startup creates pigs with organs suitable for human transplants
by Tomoko Otakeby Tomoko OtakeJapanese startup PolMedTech announced Tuesday that it has cloned three piglets with organs that can be transplanted into humans with less risk of immune rejection, paving the way for future …