Living definition
What is eGenesis Genetically-Edited Pig Kidney Xenotransplant (Richard Slayman, Mass General)?
Synthetic Biology & Gene Editing Bio, Health & Neuro
- As of
- 2026-07-27
- Revision
- 2026-07-28.1
- Method
- v1.3.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
eGenesis is a biotechnology company that uses CRISPR gene editing to modify pig genomes, inactivating pig retroviruses and altering immune-rejection genes so pig organs are less likely to be rejected by the human body, and its genetically edited pig kidney was transplanted into patient Richard Slayman at Massachusetts General Hospital as a xenotransplantation procedure.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-07-27, verified readiness is 28 (claimed 45, reported 38, gap 17) — Growing evidence strength; current signals suggest Track; not yet.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for eGenesis Genetically-Edited Pig Kidney Xenotransplant (Richard Slayman, Mass General).
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)
- Dataset
- 2026-07-28.1
- Hash
- sha256:02aa1ee2b9f805eacafe59552c1be4a62ac3e0edb8374314ff1adcfa3147c32f
- Approved
- 2026-07-28