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Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Keeps US Patient Alive for Nine Months

A gene-edited pig kidney functioned inside a patient for 271 days, marking a breakthrough in the search for alternatives to human organ transplants.

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Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for nine months

Guardian Health ↗

Pig kidney works in human body for a record 271 days

BBC - Home ↗

First pig kidney acts as 'bridge' to human transplant

The New York Times ↗

Patient receives human kidney after 271 days with pig organ

Top World News- News18.com ↗

Medical teams confirm record-setting pig kidney function in human

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5 articles

  1. Man kept alive by pig kidney for nine months in world first
    The Independent
  2. Man lived with pig kidney for nine months before human transplant
    Euronews
  3. Pig kidneys successfully transplanted into humans
    Financial Times World
  4. Pig Kidney Xenotransplant Functions in Human Patient for Record 271 Days
    Time.news
  5. Man Lives Record 271 Days Without Dialysis Using Gene-Edited Pig Kidney, Then Gets Human Transplant
    Top World News- News18.com

9 articles

  1. Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months. Organ kept Tim Andrews off dialysis and acted as a ‘bridge’ while he waited for a human transplant in the US.
    Science
  2. Pig kidney works in human body for 271 days - is this the future of organ transplants?
    BBC - Home
  3. Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months
    Guardian Health
  4. In a First, a Pig Kidney Kept a Patient Alive Until He Got a Human One
    The New York Times
  5. Pig kidney kept a man off dialysis for nine months in world first
    New Scientist