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Pig Kidney Successfully Functions for Over Nine Months in Patient

A woman has successfully lived with a pig kidney for over nine months, a record for such transplants. The operation, performed at Massachusetts General Hospital, utilized Crispr gene editing to make the organ suitable for human use. The FDA has approved further trials for pig kidney transplants, aiming to address the shortage of human donor organs.

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A woman has successfully lived with a pig kidney for over nine months, a record for such transplants. The operation, performed at Massachusetts General Hospital, utilized Crispr gene editing to make the organ suitable for human use. The FDA has approved further trials for pig kidney transplants, aiming to address the shortage of human donor organs.

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Transplanted Pig Kidney Still Working After a Record-Setting 9 Months in a Patient

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Pig Kidney Successfully Functions for Over Nine Months in Patient