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Groundbreaking Surgery: US Woman Undergoes Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Transplant
Alabama Woman Becomes First Living Recipient of Gene-Edited Pig Kidney
In a groundbreaking medical advancement, Towana Looney, a 53-year-old from Alabama, has received a gene-edited kidney from a pig, as announced by NYU Langone on Tuesday. This makes her the … Continue Reading
U.S man who received the first pig kidney transplant is dead
The recipient of the world’s first transplanted pig kidney, Rick Slayman, has passed away nearly two months after undergoing the groundbreaking procedure. Massachusetts General Hospital conducted the historic transplant in March, implanting a genetically-edited pig kidney into the 62-year-old man … Continue Reading