There's a sugar that most animals produce but humans don't[0]. These pigs have been genetically modified to not produce that sugar, the thought being that that'

There's a sugar that most animals produce but humans don't[0]. These pigs have been genetically modified to not produce that sugar, the thought being that that's what's responsible for the xenotransplantation rejections[1]. [0] https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/alpha-gal/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/alpha-gal/index.html [1] https://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/20201214/fda-oks-genomic-alteration-of-pigs-for-human-food-possible-medical-uses https://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/20201214/fda-oks-ge...