A married father of two last month became the second patient in the world to receive a successful transplant of a genetically modified pig heart. A month later he's doing well.
Research out this week appears to show the potential longevity of transplanted organs from genetically engineered pigs. Scientists gave monkeys kidneys from these animals, finding that some were able to live for one to two years. Many of the genetic changes evaluated in this study could make pig-to-human transplants a more viable treatment to test out in clinical trials, the team says.
A monkey which received a genetically engineered pig kidney survived for more than two years, researchers said — a key milestone in the endeavor to use transplanted animal organs in humans. As detailed in a study published in the journal Nature, the researchers used gene-editing in miniature pigs to ensure that its organs, once harvested, […]