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Miriam Fauzia

A Pig Kidney Functioned In A Dead Man's Body For Over a Month


Here’s a perennial health problem facing humanity: We don’t have enough organs for those in need. In the U.S., more than 100,000 people are on the waitlist for a new organ; every day, around 17 die waiting for one. But even with a life-saving transplant, most people have to be on immunosuppressive drugs to prevent rejection, compromising their body’s ability to fend off infections and cancer.

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