Towana Looney has reached a significant milestone as the first person to live more than two months post pig organ transplant. Now 61 days healthy with her new kidney, she embodies hope for future animal-to-human transplants. Dr. Robert Montgomery of NYU Langone Health praises her recovery and anticipates her return home soon. With over 100,000 Americans needing transplants, efforts to genetically modify pigs for viable organs are progressing, as formal studies on xenotransplantation are set to begin this year, aiming to relieve the organ shortage crisis.
"If you saw her on the street, you would have no idea that she's the only person in the world walking around with a pig organ inside them that's functioning..."
"We're quite optimistic that this is going to continue to work and work well for... a significant period of time," said Dr. Robert Montgomery.
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