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Second Patient to Receive a Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Has Died

Lisa Pisano, 54, lived with the organ for 47 days. She was the first patient to receive both a heart…

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Transplanted Pig Kidney Is Removed From Patient

The organ, from a genetically modified animal, failed because of a lack of blood flow, surgeons said, but did not…

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Patient Dies Weeks After Kidney Transplant From Genetically Modified Pig

Richard Slayman received the historic procedure in March. The hospital said it had “no indication” his death was related to…

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Grandmother Becomes Second Patient to Receive Kidney From Gene-Edited Pig

NYU Langone Health surgeons performed the transplant after implanting a mechanical heart pump in the severely ill patient.

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Let People Sell Their Kidneys. It Will Save Lives.

I owe the last 25 years of life to my father, who dozed under general anesthesia as a surgeon cut…

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Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney Into a Patient, a Medical Milestone

The man continues to improve, doctors said. Organs from genetically engineered pigs one day may make dialysis obsolete.

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Surgeons Improve Function of Kidneys Transplanted From Genetically Altered Pigs

In two experiments, researchers implanted the organs into brain-dead patients for extended periods, raising hopes for a new supply of…

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