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Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Transplant Shows Promise in Human Patient

Towana Looney, a patient with kidney failure, received a genetically modified pig kidney transplant at NYU Langone Health and is recovering well, exceeding previous survival rates of similar procedures and raising hope for a potential solution to the organ shortage.

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Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials Planned for 2025

Two U.S. companies plan to begin the world's first clinical trials of xenotransplantation in 2025 using pig organs, driven by a critical shortage of human donor organs and the recent success of a pig kidney transplant in an Alabama woman who had been on dialysis for eight years, though previous atte...

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