Blood Breakthroughs and Pig Kidney Transplants

from Lost in Science · host Catriona Nguyen Robertson, Claire Farrugia

This week on Lost in Science, Claire explores revolutionary research that uses a gut bacteria enzyme to convert blood types, aiming to make all blood donations universally compatible. And Catriona discusses the latest in organ transplants, including a successful pig kidney transplant into a human facilitated by groundbreaking CRISPR gene editing. Tune in to learn how these innovative scientific breakthroughs could dramatically change the landscape of medicine.

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