Chinese scientists have achieved a medical first by successfully connecting a brain-dead patient with a gene-edited pig liver. This significant step forward demonstrates xenotransplantation’s potential to mitigate the severe shortage of human organs available for transplant. The genetically modified Yucatan minipig’s liver functioned without showing signs of rejection for three days. Behind this breakthrough are […]
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