Cloned pigs could soon provide organs for human recipients

A diabetic lies on a surgeon’s table surrounded by a team of doctors, scientists, and academic researchers. As she counts backwards from 10, the lights slowly dim and the world goes black. When she awakes, she’s pleased to learn the surgery was a success. The pancreas, which for all her life had led to annoying finger pricks, insulin shots, and foregoing chocolate cake, was now in a jar beside her. In its place, the organ of a pig. But not just any pig, a cloned pig grown solely to one day harvest its organs. Chinese scientists believe we’ll see scenarios…
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