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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ella Pickover

Major advance in transplants as monkey survives two years with pig kidney

A monkey has survived for more than two years after receiving a pig kidney transplant in an “unprecedented” study, scientists have said.

Researchers said the finding offers hope for the potential of long-term use of pig organs in humans.

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