The biotechnology company eGenesis has made a statement that they achieved to clean PERV viruses in the pigs DNAs. PERV viruses exist in the pigs and they are not harmful to the pigs but the human body. By this achievement the major obstacle in organ transplant from animals to human have cleaned.
It is stated that the organ transplant pig-to-human could be implemented in several years.
The shortage of organs for transplant is a huge problem almost all over the world. 118000 clients are waiting for organs in the USA.
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