50 years ago, chimeras gave a glimpse of gene editing’s future

Excerpt from the June 1, 1974 issue of Science News

A chimera pig embryo

Advances in genetic engineering over the last 50 years let scientists in 2023 introduce human stem cells into a pig embryo engineered to lack a kidney. The stem cells grew into a new organ made mostly from human cells.

J. WANG ET AL/CELL STEM CELL 2023

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