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Organs from genetically engineered pigs may help shorten the transplant wait list
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Organs from genetically engineered pigs may help shorten the transplant wait list

by David Kaczorowski, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Demand for life-saving organ transplantation is at an all-time high. In 2021, a record 41,000-plus organ transplants were performed in the U.S., with top numbers for kidney, liver and heart transplants. But a limited supply of donor organs remains an ongoing problem. Currently over 100,000 people are on the transplant...