The Japanese startup PorMedTec plans to open a farm by 2027 to raise cloned pigs for organ transplantation. PorMedTec, ...

TOKYO -- A Japanese startup is building a facility in Osaka prefecture to raise pigs for the purpose of transplanting their ...

A group of U.S. senators introduced legislation on Wednesday that would legalize biomedical research that destroys cloned human cells under government oversight. Because the cells would have the ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--eGenesis, a biotechnology company developing human-compatible organs and cells for the treatment of organ failure, and PorMedTec, a global leader in porcine ...

LONDON - The prospect of pigs providing humans with an endless supply of compatible organs for transplant seemed one step closer Thursday after scientists announced they have cloned piglets lacking ...

NEW YORK, Jan 5 (Reuters Life!) - It may still seem to be in the realm of science fiction, but nearly half of Americans believe cloning organs will be routine by 2020, according to a new poll.

Regarding the recent cloning news,1 what are people like me to do to sustain life? I have cardiomyopathy with an ejection fraction of 17%. At 55 years old, I don't think I will be put on top of an ...

WASHINGTON -- Researchers have found serious abnormalities in cloned mice, a finding that strengthens the belief of many scientists that the technique used to clone Dolly the sheep should not be used ...

One of his early teachers called his scientific ambitions “ridiculous.” Undeterred, Dr. Gurdon went on to transform the understanding of DNA.

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