Tag: University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa

  • A Monkey was born from a Pig, and lived for 2 years

    A Monkey was born from a Pig, and lived for 2 years

    Researchers at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa (UA Tuscaloosa) have performed the world’s first gene editing experiment on pigs to transplant organs. They inserted genes into pigs’ genomes to create human-like traits in the pig’s cells and tissues. “This is a proof of principle that non-human primates to say our organ issafe and supports…