The Gamble: Can Genetically Modified Mosquitoes End Disease?
On a muggy evening in July on the island of Príncipe, part of a volcanic archipelago 200 miles off the West African mainland, 11,000 mosquitoes dusted in fluorescent green powder….
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Genetically Modified Pig’s Heart Is Transplanted Into a Second Patient
Surgeons in Baltimore have transplanted the heart of a genetically altered pig into a man with terminal heart disease who had no other hope for treatment, the University of Maryland….
Surgeons Improve Function of Kidneys Transplanted From Genetically Altered Pigs
Why It Matters: An inadequate supply of donor organs. The research is part of a radical scientific effort to develop an alternative source of transplant organs for Americans whose kidneys,….