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First Ever Gene Edited Pig Lung Transplant Into A Human Offers Valuable Insights

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Man survives six months after pig liver transplant

A Chinese man lived for almost six months after becoming the first living human to receive a transplant of a pig liver.
KUOW

First human transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney performed

For the first time, surgeons have transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig into a living person, doctors in Boston said Thursday. Richard Slayman, 62, of Weymouth, Mass., who is suffering ...
WBUR

In a first, doctors at Mass General transplanted a pig kidney into a living patient

Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital on Thursday said they have transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a human living with kidney disease, the first such procedure in the world. The ...
Science Friday

An Artist Explores The History Of Humans Genetically Modifying Pigs

Over 100,000 people are waiting for organ donations in the United States. Many will likely never receive one, since there are so few available. So scientists are turning to pigs for potential ...