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University of Cambridge scientists have used human stem cells to create three-dimensional embryo-like structures that ...

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Background: Porcine genome editing has revolutionized xenotransplantation, recently enabling the first pig-to-human heart xenotransplants. However, the xeno-immune response in heart xenografts remains ...