Pigs as a Solution to the Organ Donor Crisis

Posted: 2025-05-01 11:52:34 UTC

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Biotech firm eGenesis is genetically engineering pigs to provide kidneys for human transplant, potentially solving the organ donor crisis.

Xenotransplantation

Organ donor shortage

Genetic engineering

Biotechnology

Risk of acute and immediate rejection in human transplant patients