Sick and tired from dialysis, patients raise their hands for pig kidneys In Palm Springs, California, Carl McNew emailed NYU to ask about volunteering while he’s still fairly healthy.

After all, the pig organs are genetically altered to be more ... Despite eight years of dialysis, she wasn’t nearly as sick as prior xenotransplant recipients but couldn’t find a matching ...

In addition to 10 genetic alterations to improve human compatibility, genes linked to certain pig viruses also are inactivated. The balance is choosing participants sick enough to qualify but not ...