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Fred Bloggs
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Pig heart was genetically modified to humanize it to extent of mitigating rejection, no small task.
\"The pig heart, provided by Blacksburg, Virginia-based Revivicor, has 10 genetic modifications â knocking out some pig genes and adding some human ones to make it more acceptable to the human immune system.\"
https://apnews.com/article/pig-heart-transplant-d894f6ce27b7db71ecb0ec393cac3e86
Interesting background information about the technology employed:
https://www.revivicor.com/
\"The pig heart, provided by Blacksburg, Virginia-based Revivicor, has 10 genetic modifications â knocking out some pig genes and adding some human ones to make it more acceptable to the human immune system.\"
https://apnews.com/article/pig-heart-transplant-d894f6ce27b7db71ecb0ec393cac3e86
Interesting background information about the technology employed:
https://www.revivicor.com/