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Cbsnews
2 months ago
Boston

Recipient of world's first pig kidney transplant discharged from Boston hospital

World's first pig kidney transplant recipient heading home after successful surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital.
The pig kidney was genetically edited to remove harmful pig genes and improve compatibility by adding certain human genes. [ more ]
www.livescience.com
3 months ago
Science

Pig Kidney Transplanted into Living Human for First Time

Genetically engineered pigs used for organ transplants
Successful pig kidney transplant into a human [ more ]
Ars Technica
4 weeks ago
Medicine

Surgeons remove pig kidney transplant from woman

Pig kidney removed from patient after heart pump issues. Immunosuppression drugs required for pig organ transplant. [ more ]
WIRED
4 weeks ago
Medicine

Woman Who Received Pig Kidney Transplant Has It Removed

Removing pig kidney due to heart pump issues led to improved patient outcome. [ more ]
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