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Living Donation Discussion and News => Living Donation in the News => Topic started by: Michael on October 24, 2021, 09:49:35 AM

Title: U.S. Surgeons Successfully Test Pig Kidney Transplant in Human Patient
Post by: Michael on October 24, 2021, 09:49:35 AM

A pig kidney genetically altered to reduce rejection was transplanted into a human and produced results that "were pretty normal."

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-surgeons-successfully-test-pig-kidney-transplant-human-patient-2021-10-19/ (https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-surgeons-successfully-test-pig-kidney-transplant-human-patient-2021-10-19/)