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Baylor-modified pig livers seen as transplant breakthrough
Original: Why 'Baylor pig' modified livers could be the future of organ transplants
Baylor College of Medicine is drawing attention for gene-modified pig livers that could help ease the shortage of human organs for transplant. The Houston Chronicle reports the research could point to a new future for organ transplantation, as xenotransplantation advances and demand for donor organs continues to far outpace supply in the United States.
Why now: Growing interest in animal-to-human organ transplants as a solution to the donor organ shortage.
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- Why 'Baylor pig' modified livers could be the future of organ transplants · Houston Chronicle
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