Pig Kidney Transplanted Into Human: US Patient Becomes First Person to Receive Kidney From Genetically-Modified Pig

In a groundbreaking medical achievement announced on Thursday, doctors in US have successfully transplanted a genetically modified kidney from a pig into a living human for the first time. The four-hour-long procedure took place at Massachusetts General Hospital, which is also credited with performing the first kidney transplant in 1954. The recipient of the transplant, Rick Slayman, a 62-year-old manager at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, had been suffering from end-stage kidney disease. He is currently recuperating well and is anticipated to be discharged from the hospital in the near future. Cross-Species Transplant in US: Doctors Transplant Pig Kidney Into Brain-Dead Person in Record 61-Days-Long Experiment.

Pig Kidney Transplanted Into Human

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