Human-pig hybrids will be used to grow transplant organs

Scientists have developed a human-pig hybrid so they can grow human hearts, livers, and kidneys for transplants.

Human-pig hybrids will be used to grow transplant organs

This is the first time that embryos from two large, unrelated species have been created.

The DNA that governs organ formation was removed from a pig embryo and replaced with human DNA. The DNA developed in the pig embryo, creating human organs in the pig.

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