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Donated bodies are powering gene-edited organ research

Donated bodies are powering gene-edited organ research

This time the experiment lasted only 72 hours, as that’s about how long a pig liver would be needed to support a real patient. Hasz says other families might be comfortable with longer experiments, but probably not anything indefinite: “We can maintain a body with mechanical support once they are declared medically and legally dead, […]

A brain-dead man was attached to a gene-edited pig liver for three days

A brain-dead man was attached to a gene-edited pig liver for three days

“There is always curiosity. Everyone takes a meeting,” says Curtis. “They do view it as the future, but is it next year, or 100 years from now?” “With a heart transplant, you are really swinging for the fence,” he says. “Whereas with extracorporeal, it’s a little more like how products usually get developed. You can […]