12 minutes agoA pig's kidney, functional in the human body for over a month
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(3 years ago)American surgeons, who have transplanted a pig's modified kidney into the body of a dead brain patient, have said that Wednesday the organ is working even after 32 days of important step in fighting organ donation. The latest experimental procedure is part [...]
American surgeons, who have transplanted a pig's modified kidney into the body of a dead brain patient, have said that Wednesday the organ is working even after 32 days of important step in fighting organ donation.
Currently in the United States, there is a list of 103,000 people waiting for organ transplants, and 88,000 need kidneys.
We've modified the pig kidney genes that are working for a month on the human body”, said Robert Montgomery, director at the Institute for Transplant Langone.
I think it's an important step at this point, which provides security for starting studies even in the living bodies of” people.
Montgomery has first transplanted a pig's modified kidney into the human body in September 2021, followed by a similar procedure in November 2021.
Since then, similar experiments have been conducted that have worked for two to three days. REL
