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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/
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