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Miriam Fauzia

A Monkey Survived Two Years With A Pig Kidney — Are Humans Next?

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In the latest of decidedly very sci-fi but crucial bids for life-saving organs, scientists created a pig kidney that has survived for two years in another animal, the longest amount of time thus far. The new feat brings this type of genetic engineering — known as xenotransplants — one step closer to human use.

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