Pigs may someday provide organs for human transplant surgeries, yet more than a few obstacles must be overcome first. Using the genome-editing technology CRISPR, scientists deactivated a family of ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have used a new gene editing technique to trim away potentially harmful virus genes that have impeded the use of pig organs for transplants in humans. The study, ...

Researchers have carried out complex genetic analyses of hundreds of pigs and humans to identify differences and similarities. This new knowledge can be used to ensure healthier pigs for farmers and ...

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On April 30, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), approved the use of a gene-edited pig to confer resistance to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), a devastating swine disease.

The lung survived nine days but also whipped up an immune response. It's hoped pig organs could one day ease the donor organ shortage. A heavily modified pig lung survived for 216 hours inside a brain ...

People seeking a kidney transplant often have to wait years for a donor organ to become available—and many die before ever receiving one. Xenotransplantation, in which organs from one species are ...