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Pig-to-human transplants are "the only near-term, viable solution to solving this huge shortfall in organ availability," Mike Curtis, CEO of eGenesis, the company that led the new research, told ...
In the first pig-to-human heart transplant in 2022, scientists used a donor animal with 10 edits. The recipient, David Bennett, lived for two months following the procedure.
One monkey lasted much longer, living 758 days after the kidney transplant. Monkeys with pig kidneys missing the human genes didn’t fare nearly as well, surviving a median of 24 days.
Long-term survival of monkey with transplanted pig kidney offers hope in alternative organ search: Scientists. Scientists likely "years" away from using the technique to ease organ shortage.
Put simply, the researchers added monkey cells to pig embryos, allowed mature female pigs to carry those embryos to term, and then observed the resulting piglets.
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Scientists say trial could pave way for better outcomes for ‘countless individuals’ in need of transplants ...