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2008-11-25 |

Organs transplants from GE pigs could be a reality in less than a decade, claims Lord Winston

Lord Winston, the fertility expert at Imperial College London, is developing a genetically modified strain of pig that he believes could solve the shortage of organs for transplant patients. [...] Lord Winston said: ”We think we can produce transplantable organs within two or three years but then will need to carry out extensive tests. ”Within 10 years we think they could be available for hospitals.”

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2008-11-25 |

Organs transplants from GE pigs could be a reality in less than a decade, claims Lord Winston

Lord Winston, the fertility expert at Imperial College London, is developing a genetically modified strain of pig that he believes could solve the shortage of organs for transplant patients. [...] Lord Winston said: ”We think we can produce transplantable organs within two or three years but then will need to carry out extensive tests. ”Within 10 years we think they could be available for hospitals.”

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