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| Will transplanting animal organs into humans become normal? Emilie Steinmark, our Science correspondent and Alok Jha, host of Babbage podcast, discuss the logic behind transplanting genetically-modified pig organs into humans and if this might help resolve the global organ-donor shortage. 00:00 - Why is xenotransplantation interesting again in 2025? 00:12 – Why do scientists use pigs for organ transplants? 01:05 – What risks come from using organs from animals? 02:10 – How do you prepare a pig organ for a human transplant? 03:39 – How do scientists edit pig genes to reduce rejection? 06:03 – Will pig-to-human organ transplants become normal in the future? Links: Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/3X9oIkA How pig-organ transplants might soon save lives: https://econ.st/4oPkyKJ Sign up to our weekly newsletter: https://econ.st/3J0xzBr Sign up to our Simply Science newsletter :https://www.economist.com/newsletters/simply-science #TheEconomist #OrganTransplant #PigOrgan |
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