Nature9 天
The science behind the first pig-organ transplant trial in humans
The small trial will help to establish whether kidneys from genetically modified pigs can be transplanted into people safely and effectively.
Experimental transplants with organs from gene-edited pigs see major steps forward
On Friday, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital announced that a 66-year-old New Hampshire man had successfully received ...
JSTOR Daily6 个月
Hunter motivations and use of wild pigs in Texas, USA
Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Human-Wildlife Interactions Vol. 15, No. 1, Spring 2021 Hunter motivations and use of wild pigs ...
Smithsonian Magazine6 天
FDA Approves Transplant Trials for Gene-Edited Pig Kidneys
The FDA will allow two biotechnology companies to run clinical trials: United Therapeutics and eGenesis. United Therapeutics ...
FDA approves pig organ transplant trials for patients with kidney failure
The first clinical trials using organs from genetically modified pigs offer hope to patients with kidney failure, who face a ...
Second pig kidney transplant successfully completed at Massachusetts General Hospital
For the second time in less than a year, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital have transplanted a genetically-edited pig ...
MercoPress24 天
US approves GM pigs for use as food and for medical products
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a genetically modified pig to be used as food and for medical products. The pig is genetically engineered to remove a sugar found ...
The Associated Press on MSN18 天
The only person in the world with a functioning pig organ is thriving after a record 2 months
More than 100,000 people are on the U.S. transplant list, most who need a kidney, and thousands die waiting. Pig organ transplants so far have been “compassionate use” cases, experiments the Food and ...