Biotech company eGenesis recently announced its second patient implanted with a pig kidney. This animal-to-human organ transplant, or xenotransplant, was made possible through advancements in gene-editing and cloning.
00:00 Animal-to-human organ transplant is called a xenotransplant
00:24 Treatment options for kidney failure
00:39 Interview with patient
00:57 Working on making animal organs a viable transplant option
01:15 Gene-editing
02:03 CRISPR-Cas9
02:48 Other types of animal organs
03:11 Patients thoughts on receiving pig kidney
03:28 Final thoughts
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