Man given genetically modified pig kidney for nine months in world first
The organ was used as a temporary ‘bridge’ while the man waited for a transplant from a human donor.
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Man kept alive by pig kidney for nine months in world first
Tim Andrews, who had end-stage kidney disease, was 66 when he received the pig kidney in January 2025
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