Saving Lives with Genetically Modified Pig Organs
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Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital did something amazing by transplanting a kidney from a pig into a human. Sixty-two-year-old Richard Slayman needed a new kidney to survive. The operation took four hours, and it was a success. Richard is getting better and will soon go home from the hospital.
Many people need new organs like kidneys, but they are few and far between. There are more than 100,000 people on waiting lists for organs in the US, and 17 die each day. Doctors hope that by using organs from pigs, they can help more people.
The kidney used in this transplant came from a pig with specific genetic modifications making it compatible with the human body. This could be a big step forward in medicine potentially saving countless lives.
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First human transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney performed