Pig-to-human kidney transplantation

肾衰竭占澳大利亚所有死亡人数的11%，预计到2020年将影响多达30,000名澳大利亚人，累计成本为120亿美元。肾移植是治疗这种疾病比透析有效得多的方法，但是人类供体总是会短缺。使用猪作为供体提供了一个潜在的解决方案。该项目的目的是对供体猪进行基因改造，使它们的肾脏不会被人类受体排斥。

Kidney failure contributes to 11% of all deaths in Australia and is projected to affect as many as 30,000 Australians by 2020, at a cumulative cost of $12 billion. Kidney transplantation is a far more effective treatment for this condition than dialysis, but there will always be a shortfall of human donors. Using pigs as donors offers a potential solution. The aim of this project is to genetically modify donor pigs so that their kidneys will not be rejected by human recipients.