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In a first, a pig kidney kept a patient alive until he got a human one

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In a first, a pig kidney kept a patient alive until he got a human one — Sources: The Straits Times

Andrews received a genetically modified pig kidney on Jan 25, 2025, and lived with it for nine months. In 2026, he became the first known patient to receive a human donor kidney after a pig kidney transplant.

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