'Pig kidney in human functional for over a month'

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 18, 2023 12:07 am

WASHINGTON, D.C.: United States surgeons who transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a brain-dead patient said on Wednesday the organ was still working well after a record 32 days — a significant step in the quest to close the organ donation gap.

The latest experimental procedure is part of a growing field of research aimed at advancing cross-species transplants, testing the technique on bodies that have been donated for science.

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