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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

Genetically modified pig kidney still functioning 32 days after transplant into brain dead man

NYU Langone Health

A genetically modified pig kidney is still functioning inside the body of a brain dead man more than a month after it was surgically transplanted, surgeons at New York University Langone Health announced on Wednesday.

The surgery marks a major milestone in the field of xenotransplantation, the practice of using non-human cells or organs to treat medical conditions.

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