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Pig corneas help people's vision

Chinese scientists have developed an experimental treatment for blindness. They are transplanting corneas from the eyes of pigs into humans.

For many blind people, the only hope is a transplant. But, there is a shortage of human corneas. Our science correspondent, Rebecca Morelle, has been to visit a pig farm.

(Photo: Pig at farm in China. Credit: Reuters)

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