Man in end-stage kidney failure receives kidney from genetically modified pig.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/21/health/p ... index.html
Update: Discharged from hospital!
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/04/health/p ... index.html
This is huge. Not only will it eliminate the shortage of organs for transplants, but because the swine doner gets modified with the patient's DNA, it eliminates or greatly reduces the chance of rejection.
The company that developed this is also working on the same process for hearts and livers.
https://www.forbes.com.au/news/innovati ... vers-next/
World's First Xenotransplantation Patient Discharged From Hospital
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Awesome. (seriously)
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This is just the beginning...
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