UNESCO Chair in Bioethics

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  • UNESCO Chair in Bioethics
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"Pig-to-primate organ transplants require genetic modifications of donor"

Nature

A raft of alterations to the pig genome — removing three antigen-encoding genes, adding seven human genes and eliminating a retrovirus — allows kidneys to be transplanted into monkeys, with implications for clinical trials.