Richard Rick Slayman, the first living person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, has died two months post-surgery, with the hospital stating the transplant wasn't the cause of his death.
Slayman's family expressed gratitude for the medical team's efforts and stated that the xenotransplantation provided them with seven more weeks with Rick, offering hope to others in need of transplants.
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