Ethical tissues for transplantation
OwnerJustin REBO, Timothy WEBBinventors
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to organisms genetically engineered to have reduced higher brain structures, tissues obtained from such organisms, and methods of making such organisms for the purpose of supplying cruelty free tissues and organs from organisms with severely reduced ability to suffer or completely lack the ability to experience suffering.
Claims35
A genetically engineered tissue, comprising:
- a plurality of cells cohered into a three-dimensional structure,
- wherein the cells have differentiated from a single zygote into a plurality of differentiated cell types, and
- wherein the cells commonly contain at least one genomic alteration that is at least one of the following neuronal signal reducing, neuron-depleting and neuron disrupting.
A method of producing a genetically engineered tissue comprising a plurality of cells cohered into a three dimensional structure, wherein the cells have differentiated from a single zygote into at least two differentiated cell types, and wherein the cells commonly contain at least one genomic alteration that is at least one of the following neuronal signal reducing, neuron-depleting and neuron disrupting, the method comprising:
- preparing an embryo ex vivo in which the cells commonly contain at least one genomic alteration that is at least one of neuronal signal reducing, neuron-depleting and neuron disrupting, and
- implanting the embryo into the uterus of a suitably prepared host surrogate.
An engineered organism, comprising:
- cells having at least one genomic alteration that is at least one of neuronal signal reducing, neuron-depleting and neuron disrupting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.