Richard 'Rick' Slayman, the first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, passed away after nearly two months. The complex procedure aimed to address the shortage of human organs for transplant.
Xenotransplantation faces challenges due to the immediate destruction of foreign animal tissue by the human immune system. Slayman's case sheds light on the hope and hurdles in using animal organs for human transplants.
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