Doctors Perform World’s First Liver Failure Treatment Using Gene-Edited Pig Liver

Doctors Perform World’s First Liver Failure Treatment Using Gene-Edited Pig Liver

Chinese researchers report the world’s first liver failure treatment using ex vivo perfusion. Credit: Marji Beach / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Researchers in China have completed the world’s first treatment of liver failure using ex vivo perfusion with a gene-edited pig liver, marking a new step in clinical care for critically ill patients. The procedure allowed a modified pig liver to temporarily support a human patient’s blood circulation outside the bod…