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The Realities And Ethics Of Pig Organ Transplants In Humans
With CRISPR technology, scientists can edit pig genes to be more compatible with a human body, or at least that's the hope.
But a future of endless kidneys bred from pigs is still far away. The experimental surgeries that allowed for a pig kidney transplant were covered under the FDA's compassionate use care and clinical studies have yet to be conducted.
What is the state of kidney transplantation? And what might the future look like?
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But a future of endless kidneys bred from pigs is still far away. The experimental surgeries that allowed for a pig kidney transplant were covered under the FDA's compassionate use care and clinical studies have yet to be conducted.
What is the state of kidney transplantation? And what might the future look like?
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With CRISPR technology, scientists can edit pig genes to be more compatible with a human body, or at least that's the hope.
But a future of endless kidneys bred from pigs is still far away. The experimental surgeries that allowed for a pig kidney transplant were covered under the FDA's compassionate use care and clinical studies have yet to be conducted.
What is the state of kidney transplantation? And what might the future look like?
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But a future of endless kidneys bred from pigs is still far away. The experimental surgeries that allowed for a pig kidney transplant were covered under the FDA's compassionate use care and clinical studies have yet to be conducted.
What is the state of kidney transplantation? And what might the future look like?
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