CRISPR makes piglets that may be better organ donors for humans – New Scientist
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CRISPR makes piglets that may be better organ donors for humans
New Scientist Luhan Yang of Boston biotech firm eGenesis and colleagues have previously shown they could use the highly efficient gene-editing technique CRISPR to disable the PERVs in pig cells grown in a dish. Now they have taken the genetic material from such … CRISPR Opens Up New Possibilities for Transplants Using Pig Organs CRISPR'd pigs offer hope for the human organ transplant shortage CRISPR slices virus genes out of pigs, but will it make organ transplants to humans safer? |
