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Gene-edited pig kidneys show promise for human transplants
United Press International via Yahoo News· 9 months agoGenetically engineered pig kidneys are nearing the point where they could provide a...
First-ever kidney transplant from gene-edited pig offers hope for thousands
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBOSTON ‒ Massachusetts General Hospital announced it has successfully transplanted a genetically...
Doctors combine a pig kidney transplant and a heart device in a bid to extend woman's life
Associated Press via AOL· 1 month agoDoctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a...
Gene-edited pig kidney keeps monkey alive for 2 years, trial finds, a step toward longer-lasting...
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAbout 13 people die every day while waiting for a kidney transplant because of a lack of organ...
A Man Has Received the First Pig-Kidney Transplant
Time via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe first reported person in the world has received a genetically modified pig kidney. A transplant surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital...
Surgeons perform first combined heart pump and pig kidney transplant
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThe first transplant surgery to combine a mechanical heart pump as well as a gene-edited pig kidney...
Recipient of historic pig kidney transplant dies two months after surgery
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 week agoRick Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, has...
Man who received 1st pig kidney transplant has died. Why experts say animal organs could still 'turn...
Yahoo Life Style via AOL· 1 week agoRichard Slayman underwent his transplant in March, receiving a genetically modified pig kidney....
Monkey kept alive for 2 years with pig kidney offers hope for humans awaiting transplants
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA Massachusetts-based company announced Wednesday that it has kept a monkey alive for two years with...
Gene-edited pig kidneys were successfully transplanted in humans — and still work 1 month later. It...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 9 months agoDoctors performing a kidney transplant.BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Two separate...