Pig kidney xenotransplantation performing “optimally” after 32 days in human body

Surgeons at New York University (NYU) Langone Health (New York, USA) have transplanted a genetically engineered pig kidney that continues to function well after 32 days in a man declared dead by neurologic criteria and maintained with a beating heart on ventilator support. This represents the longest period that a gene-edited pig kidney has functioned … Continue reading Pig kidney xenotransplantation performing “optimally” after 32 days in human body