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ScienceMan lived with pig kidney for nine months before receiving a human transplant

A genetically modified pig kidney kept a man off dialysis for a record nine months before he received a human kidney. It marks the first successful use of an animal organ as a bridge to a human transplant.

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Eeuronews★★★☆☆2026-09-04 05:08Original

Man lived with pig kidney for nine months before receiving a human transplant
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