According to The Asahi Shimbun, Japanese researchers said they have produced three piglets cloned from a pig that was genetically modified to prevent rejection of its organs in transplants to humans.
PorMedTec Co., a Kawasaki-based company established by the Meiji University International Institute for Bio-Resource Research, said on Feb. 13 that the three piglets were born by C-section on Feb. 11. A team consisting of researchers from Kagoshima University and Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine plans to transplant the pigs’ kidneys into monkeys to verify the safety of the organs. If all goes well, they hope to start the operations this summer. The eventual goal is to transplant pig kidneys into humans. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15163169
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