TOKYO - A Japanese venture-led team has successfully bred three genetically modified pigs for use in human organ and cell transplants for the first time in Japan, which is struggling with donor shortages, the company said Tuesday.īut the safety of such cross-species transplantation will be investigated with further animal testing for the time being, said the venture called PorMedTec Co. Scientists breed 1st pigs for human organ transplants in Japan
The single-day point rise was also the Nikkei's highest since March 25, 2020. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 1,066.55 points, or 2.89 percent, from Friday at 37,963.97, its highest close since January 1990. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei index surged Tuesday, gaining over 1,000 points to briefly trade above 38,000 for the first time in 34 years in a buying spree after a major technology firm revised its profit projections upward. Nikkei briefly surges above 38,000 in new 34-year high The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
