Geneedited

Scientists Transplant a Gene-Edited Pig Liver Into a Person

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In the past year, doctors have performed history-making transplants, placing genetically modified pig kidneys and pig hearts into patients. Now, a group of doctors and scientists in China report they have done the same with a pig liver. In a study published in Naturethe group describes transplanting a gene-edited pig liver into a brain-dead patient. … Read more

Gene-edited cells that evade rejection show promise in type 1 diabetes

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A transmission electron micrograph of a section through pancreas tissue, showing cells that produce insulin STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Alamy The first human trial of insulin-producing cells that have been gene-edited to evade immune attack is a success so far. The cells have survived and produced insulin for a month after being injected into a 42-year-old … Read more