GM Pig Organs Could Soon Be Transplanted into Humans

October 13, 2015

(The Telegraph) – Pig organs could soon be transplanted into patients after Harvard University scientists discovered a way to genetically modify pig DNA so it is more compatible with humans. Scientists have spent decades trying to engineer pig tissue so that it would not be rejected by the human body, but the immune system has always prevented success. All pig DNA carries the porcine endogenous retrovirus which infects human cells and makes transplantation impossible.