The US farm where pigs are bred for human organ transplants
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![Genetically modified pigs in a nursery pen at biotech company Revivicor's research farm in Virginia, USA.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/25bd6d50-bd56-11ef-b319-005056a90284/w:1280/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"USA","hash":"1a1ed6c63370df182c351dc142f1bd20dc2b5fd2541730f0ef7c1743a9361b1f","title":"The%20farm%20where%20pigs%20are%20bred%20for%20organ%20transplants","id":"370459ea-9cdb-11ed-b690-005056bf30b7"}/AFP-TV_20241217_FIN_USA_TransplantAnimal_36Q93VR_en.mp4.00_01_44_18.Still001.webp)
Could harvesting organs from cloned pigs that have been genetically modified with human DNA be the answer to the chronic shortage of organs donated for transplant? At a farm in Virginia, USA, one biotech company is hoping to do just that, and on an industrial scale.