Pigs to be Genotyped to Improve Selection and Breeding for Pancreatic Islet Cell Research
Spring Point ProjectCutting-edge DNA testing technology is being used for medical -grade source pigs being developed by Spring Point Project for pig islet cell transplantation to cure diabetes. GeneSeek, Inc, a privately held biotechnology company will identify pigs that are naturally superior donors of pancreatic islet tissue. The Infinium HD Porcine SNP60 Bead Chip from Illumina, Inc is being used to genotype over 60,000 DNA markers.