Scientists attempting to harvest human organs in pigs create human-pig embryo

Researchers in California have been trying to grow human organs inside pigs in attempt to tackle donor shortage

Scientists trying to grow human organs inside pigs in an attempt to tackle a shortage of donors have successfully created part-human, part-pig embryos.

Researchers at the University of California, Davis combined human stem cells and pig DNA and allowed the embryos to mature for 28 days, before terminating the experiment and analysing the tissue.