Gene Editing For Transplant Organs

Question 1

PERVS

Answer 1

Porcine endogenous retroviruses embedded in pig genomes cannot be treated

Question 2

Retrovirus

Answer 2

RNA virus that inserts a DNA copy of its genome into the host cell in order to replicate

Question 3

Xenotransplantation

Answer 3

Transplantation of nonhuman tissues or organs into human recipients