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Xenotransplants set new records

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Xenotransplantation, a potential solution to the dire shortage of donated human organs, took impressive steps forward last year thanks to pigs genetically engineered to make their tissues safer for transplants and less likely to suffer rejection from human immune systems. CREDITS: (FOOTAGE) MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL; NYU LANGONE HEALTH; (ILLUSTRATIONS) A. MASTIN/SCIENCE; (VIDEO PRODUCTION) M. CANTWELL/SCIENCE #Transplants #Science #ScienceShorts