Xenotransplantation

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Xenotransplantation

In the first-ever transplant of a gene-edited pig heart to a person, the genetically altered pig heart pumped more slowly than usual. Only 61 days passed following the transplant for the human recipient.
Such transplant attempts in the past have likewise failed.

Describe Xenotransplantation.

The transplantation of animal tissues or organs into human recipients is known as xenotransplantation.
Gene editing was used in a recent pig-to-human heart transplant to eliminate sugar from the cells that cause incredibly quick organ rejection.
A collection of scientific techniques known as genome editing, sometimes known as gene editing, allow researchers to alter an organism's Deoxy-Ribonucleic Acid (DNA).
Organ rejection is among the largest barriers to transplantation.

Importance:

This development may help us get closer to finding a solution to the world's organ scarcity.
Patients in India require between 25,000 and 30,000 liver transplants each year. However, only approximately 1,500 people really get them.
Pigs are becoming more and more common organ transplant recipients.
Pigs are easier to nurture and grow to adult human size in just six months, giving them an edge over primates for the purpose of harvesting organs.
The anatomical and physiological characteristics of pigs are comparable to those of humans, and pig breeding in farms is a common and economical practise.

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Source: The Hindu

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