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While research on human-pig chimeras is on an indefinite pause, xenotransplantation—transplant of organs across species—is moving ahead.

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Artificial Blood Breathes New Life Into Dead Pigs’ Cells

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Man Receives Transplanted Heart from Genetically Modified Pig

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Infographic: How H1N1 Came to Spark a Pandemic in 2009

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Surgeons Successfully Transplant a Pig Kidney into a Person

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The Long Journey to Resolve the Origins of a Previous Pandemic

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The Extinct Species Within

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Two New Coronaviruses Make the Leap into Humans

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Mammals Can Use Their Intestines to Breathe

See Pigs Master a Joystick Video Game

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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