Legislation to speed the use of gene editing (GE) in crop breeding will be laid before parliament this spring, Defra ...

US woman has gene-edited pig-kidney transplant, and scientists hope experimental surgery could save thousands of lives ...

Towana Looney says she feels "blessed" and now has a "second chance at life." Towana Looney became the fifth American to receive a gene-edited pig organ last month and is recovering well.

Rival company eGenesis, which has a different approach to gene editing, has used CRISPR to create pigs with around 70 gene edits. “Transplant is one of the few therapies that can cure a ...

Would you eat pork that has been genetically edited to be disease resistant? According to new reports, you could have the ...

She is the first live patient to receive a pig’s kidney with 10 gene edits designed to reduce the risk of organ rejection. “Emotionally I’m overjoyed. I don’t know what I want to do next ...

The 53-year-old from Alabama has now become the latest recipient of a gene-edited pig kidney -- and is currently ... momentum as advancements in gene editing and managing the immune system bring ...

The 53-year-old from Alabama has now become the latest recipient of a gene-edited pig kidney – and is currently ... momentum as advancements in gene editing and managing the immune system ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- An Alabama woman is free from dialysis and in better health after surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed a gene-edited pig kidney transplant last month.

So there were, like 10 gene edits that made the pig kidney more compatible with humans. They put it in, and it's working." Looney is recuperating well after her transplant, which was announced ...

In the coming year, regulatory authorities in the US are expected to approve a pig gene-edited to make it resistant to a common and devastating disease. That approval could open the door to a much ...