New life for pig-to-human transplants

Sara joined Nature in 2013 and writes about biomedical research and policy. She has previously written for New Scientist and Science, and has a master's degree in molecular biology from the University of Washington.

Nature 527(7577):p 152-154, November 12, 2015. | DOI: 10.1038/527152a

Gene-editing technologies have breathed life into the languishing field of xenotransplantation.