Xenotransplantation: Can Pig Organs Solve the Organ Shortage Crisis?
Every year, thousands of patients around the world die waiting for life-saving organ transplants. The shortage of donor livers, kidneys, and hearts has become one of the biggest challenges in modern medicine. To address this crisis, scientists are exploring xenotransplantation—using animal organs, mostly from genetically modified pigs, in human patients. This idea, once the stuff […]