Piglets

The discovery that genes are made up of DNA and can be isolated, copied and manipulated has led to a...

There is a worldwide shortage of deceased organ donors. In this theme, we explore ways of increasing the availability of...

Xenotransplantation entails transplanting cells or organs (for example pancreatic cells, a heart or a kidney) from an individual of one...

Living Cell Technologies (LCT) is a New Zealand company at the forefront of xenotransplantation research. Use our resources to explore...

Clinical trials of Living Cell Technologies (LCT) pig cell transplants began in 2009. The trials show that encapsulated pig cells...

Pig cell transplants raise ethical issues, such as whether it is right to use animals to benefit humans and what...