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New Scientist |
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 OrgansMIT Technology Review CRISPR‘d pigs offer hope for the human organ transplant shortageTechCrunch CRISPR slices virus genes out of pigs, but will it make organ transplants to humans safer?Science Magazine The Scientist –STAT –Fortune –New York Times all 75 news articles » |
MIT Technology Review |
CRISPR Opens Up New Possibilities for Transplants Using Pig Organs
MIT Technology Review Using the gene-editing tool CRISPR, Yang and her team were able to disable all 25 copies of the viruses in pig embryos. They then implanted the embryos into female pigs, which gave birth to piglets that didn’t harbor the viruses. The company has … CRISPR makes piglets that may be better organ donors for humansNew Scientist CRISPR slices virus genes out of pigs, but will it make organ transplants to humans safer?Science Magazine Birth of CRISPR‘d pigs advances hopes for turning swine into organ donorsSTAT Business Insider –The Verge –Newsweek all 22 news articles » |