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Genetically engineered pig organs

Two-Month Study of Pig Kidney Xenotransplantation Gives New Hope to the Future of the Organ Supply

After 61 days of observation, NYU Langone Health doctors this month completed the longest-documented case of a genetically engineered pig kidney functioning in a human body. The procedure, known as a xenotransplant, which involves the transplant of an animal organ…