Pig in the Middle

T01017184805
Here's the deal - you're 17 and you have a choice: a lifetime of exhausting dialysis treatment, or a kidney transplant that could change your life. But what if the kidney comes from a genetically engineered pig..? A quirky love story that looks at scientific and ethical issues raised by animal to human organ transplants. How would you decide?

Author

Judy Upton

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Production details

This project is funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Office of Science and Technology.