Inside the operating room of a new kind of pig kidney transplant
Briefly

Towana Looney, a 53-year-old grandmother, becomes the first living person in the world to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, marking a significant milestone in transplant medicine.
Despite the potential benefits, many physicians and ethicists express concern over the long-term implications and risks associated with using animal organs for human transplants, including possible viral transmission.
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