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FDA OKs trial of pig livers as dialysis-like treatment for liver failure
U.S. researchers are about to test if livers from gene-edited pigs could treat people with sudden liver failure — not with a ...
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New Trial Will Test Gene-Edited Pig Liver for Sudden Liver Failure Patients
Key Takeaways A new trial will beging testing pig livers to support people with sudden liver failureThe pig liver won't be ...
Peppa Pig's Mummy is pregnant, with the baby piglet expected in Season 11 of the preschool program
Mummy and Daddy Pig will introduce the idea of the pending piglet in the Season 10 episode airing March 31. The wee one won't ...
Doctors remove pig kidney from an Alabama woman after a record 130 days
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed after her body ...
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Experimental transplant of gene-edited pig liver into human offers hope for new frontier of research
“You can’t take out someone’s liver and not give them something that is going to function in the meantime,” Shah said. A pig organ may be a good fit in this situation. The newly documented ...