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Pig Kidney Transplants Extend Patient Survival

Genetically modified pig kidneys have kept patients alive long enough to receive human kidney transplants for the first time.

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WHAT'S CONFIRMED

  • ▸Pig kidney transplants successfully bridged patients to human kidneys. — NPR Health, BBC Health

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  • ▸One man lived 271 days with a transplanted pig kidney while awaiting a human transplant. — BBC Health

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