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Human organs for transplant are being grown inside sheep and pigs to save the lives of people on organ donation waiting lists
More than 50 sheep and pigs have been implanted with human-animal hybrid embryos
British Government’s animal research advisers expected to legalise techniques
Scientists change the animal DNA so they are genetically incapable of forming a specific tissue
Human stem cells are then injected to the embryo and form the organ
In 2014, 429 people died while on the organ transplant waiting list

More than 50 sheep and pigs have been implanted with human-animal hybrid embryos
British Government’s animal research advisers expected to legalise techniques
Scientists change the animal DNA so they are genetically incapable of forming a specific tissue
Human stem cells are then injected to the embryo and form the organ
In 2014, 429 people died while on the organ transplant waiting list