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South Korea - Scientists clone a genetically modified mini-pig in S Korea

South Korean scientists said yesterday they had cloned a piglet whose organs were genetically modified to make them more suitable for human transplants.
23 April 2009
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South Korean scientists said yesterday they had cloned a piglet whose organs were genetically modified to make them more suitable for human transplants.

Lead scientist Lim Gio-bin said the cloned piglet, born on April 3, had been genetically altered to lack the “alpha-gal” gene that triggers tissue rejection.

He said his government-sponsored team, involving scientists from four universities and two research institutes, used stem cells of smaller-than-normal pigs to clone “mini-pigs” with modified genes.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2009/04/23/2003441765

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