Two reports on the knockout of one allele of the α1,3-galactosyltransferase gene in pigs bring us one step closer to the transplantation of pig organs into people.
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Platt, J. Knocking out xenograft rejection. Nat Biotechnol 20, 231–232 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0302-231
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0302-231