A Revolutionary Leap: The First Successful Pig Kidney Transplant and Its Implications
In a remarkable advancement in the field of xenotransplantation, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) successfully performed a kidney transplant from a genetically edited pig to a human patient on March 16. This innovative procedure involved a 62-year-old man with end-stage kidney disease. Utilizing CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enhance the kidney’s compatibility with human biology, the […]
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