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[–] Tatters@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) When in the pig life cycle are the genes edited? Is this in the embryo or later on? Surely not after birth? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] malloc@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) The heart xenotransplant was finally performed by the UMMC cardiac transplantation team on January 7, 2022. That morning, the heart was removed from a 1-year-old, 240-pound genetically modified pig supplied by regenerative medicine company Revivicor. source: https://www.umms.org/ummc/pros/physician-briefs/transplant/heart-transplant/porcine-to-human-cardiac-xenotransplantation permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) That doesn’t answer the question…. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tatters@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago Quite. My guess is in vitro fertilisation, followed by gene editing of the fertilised egg, before implantation. Then you can breed a population of GM pigs suitable for organ transplants. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] malloc@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) The heart xenotransplant was finally performed by the UMMC cardiac transplantation team on January 7, 2022. That morning, the heart was removed from a 1-year-old, 240-pound genetically modified pig supplied by regenerative medicine company Revivicor. source: https://www.umms.org/ummc/pros/physician-briefs/transplant/heart-transplant/porcine-to-human-cardiac-xenotransplantation permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) That doesn’t answer the question…. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tatters@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago Quite. My guess is in vitro fertilisation, followed by gene editing of the fertilised egg, before implantation. Then you can breed a population of GM pigs suitable for organ transplants. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) That doesn’t answer the question…. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tatters@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago Quite. My guess is in vitro fertilisation, followed by gene editing of the fertilised egg, before implantation. Then you can breed a population of GM pigs suitable for organ transplants. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tatters@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago Quite. My guess is in vitro fertilisation, followed by gene editing of the fertilised egg, before implantation. Then you can breed a population of GM pigs suitable for organ transplants. permalink fedilink source parent