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China achieves world's first gene-edited pig lung transplant

A Chinese research team has successfully transplanted a gene-edited pig lung into a human, marking a world's first that could help ease the severe shortage of donor organs worldwide. The donor pig underwent six gene modifications to reduce the risk of immune rejection. Post-surgery monitoring showed the transplanted lung maintained ventilation and gas exchange for nine days without signs of hyperacute rejection or infection. In today's newsletter, you'll also find other major scientific milestones achieved by China. The country's space station set a new world record by heating tungsten alloy to over 3,100 degrees Celsius – the highest temperature ever achieved in space material science experiments. Meanwhile, the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory has successfully filled its 20,000-tonne liquid scintillator detector and begun data collection, marking a significant step forward in neutrino research.

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