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Xenotransplantation, where tissue from one species is transplanted into a different species,
is currently under development to help alleviate the increasing shortage of human tissues …

Success of transplantation as a therapeutic option in terminal organ failure has resulted in
the widespread diffusion of this life-saving treatmet and a consequent worldwide organ …

Genetically modified xenografts are one of the most promising solutions to the discrepancy
between the numbers of available human organs for transplantation and potential recipients …

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rights reserved a biotechnology company in Silver Spring, Maryland, has spent $100 million …

Organ shortage is a major bottleneck in allotransplantation and causes many wait-listed
patients to die or become too sick for transplantation. Genetically engineered pigs have …

Pigs have been developed as a potential xenograft source species based on various
physiological and logistical considerations. 1 Use of nonhuman primates is not feasible for a …

The main obstacle to organ transplantation is the shortage of organs from deceased
individuals. Especially in China, the ratio of patients on the waiting list versus the transplant …

The recent announcements that genetically modified pig kidneys survived for more than 2
days after being attached to the circulation of three brain-dead humans—two at New York …

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