In a First, Surgeons Attached a Pig Kidney to a Human — and It Worked
A kidney grown in a genetically altered pig seemed to function normally, potentially a new source for desperately needed transplant organs.
A kidney grown in a genetically altered pig seemed to function normally, potentially a new source for desperately needed transplant organs.
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Delegates at the U.N. talks in Colombia created a fund that would compensate countries for the use of genetic information.