US surgeons successfully transplant pig kidney in human
Doctors at NYU Langone Health in New York temporarily transplanted a pig's kidney onto a human in first ever case. It is a 'significant step' toward animal-to-human organ transplants, the media reported.The family of the recipient, who had wanted to be an organ donor, gave permission for the surgery to go ahead.Incidentally the US FDA has also approved the use of the genetically modified...
Doctors at NYU Langone Health in New York temporarily transplanted a pig's kidney onto a human in first ever case. It is a 'significant step' toward animal-to-human organ transplants, the media reported.
The family of the recipient, who had wanted to be an organ donor, gave permission for the surgery to go ahead.Incidentally the US FDA has also approved the use of the genetically modified pig organs for this type of research use.
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First Ever Case: Human Patient Transplanted Pig Kidney By US Doctors
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