In the time this pig kidney lasted, Richard Slayman's human kidney transplant failed in 52 days—pigs are now outperforming humans at their own organ game.
Pig kidney kept a man off dialysis for nine months in world first
A genetically modified pig kidney functioned in a human for nine months, bridging a patient to a human donor transplant. The organ, from a Yucatan miniature pig, was engineered to evade immune rejection, offering a potential stopgap for the 600,000 Americans on dialysis and possibly a permanent solution in the future.
Source: Pig kidney kept a man off dialysis for nine months in world first — New Scientist
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