In an Minnesota lab, clear containers hold pig kidneys and livers that scientists hope will someday be transplantable in humans.
Miromatrix Medical, a biomedical firm based in the Twin Cities suburb of Eden Prairie, is exploring the scientific area known as xenotransplantation.
Xenotransplantation is a blanket term for a wide range of biomedical procedures aimed at increasing the options, and shortening the waitlist, for people in need of donated organs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration defines it as any procedure involving the transfer of cells, tissues or organs from a nonhuman animal source into humans.
