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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

Time.news ↗

Pig kidney used as bridge before human transplant

Euronews ↗

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  1. Pig Kidneys Yield ‘Life-Changing’ Independence From Dialysis
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  3. Pig kidney works for a record 271 days inside the body of American patient
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  5. Man kept alive by pig kidney for nine months in world first
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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