Breakthrough for Pig Kidney Transplants: Researchers Uncover Why the Body Rejects It A recent study achieved a landmark breakthrough in pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation by studying the immune system’s response to these foreign organs. For years, scientists have been exploring xenotransplantation as a potential solution to the shortage of human organs for transplantation. Pigs, in particular, […]
Gene-edited pig liver functions 10 days in human, marking a medical breakthrough
Gene-Edited Pig Liver Functions 10 Days in Human, Marking a Medical Breakthrough The wait for a life-saving organ is agonizing. Every eight minutes, another name is added to the transplant list in the United States, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. With the shortage of human organs for transplantation becoming more critical […]