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Chimeras for transplantologists
A group of American scientists is working on the creation of chimera organisms - embryos, one part of which is taken from humans, and the other from animals.
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Editing human genes can form the basis of promising methods of treating serious diseases, but they cause a lot of doubts. Genetically modified pigs as a source of donor organs are of little less concern to specialists.
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To be or not to be xenotransplantation?
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Baboons have lived with pig hearts for almost two years
Thanks to a combination of three genetic modifications and an improved immunosuppression protocol, researchers were able to achieve an unprecedented survival of pig hearts in baboons for almost 600 days.
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