Browsing: Pig-to-human kidney transplant

Richard “Rick” Slayman, a 62-year-old man who made history as the first person to receive a genetically edited pig kidney transplant, has died two months after the groundbreaking surgery, according to his family and a statement from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he had the transplant. According to the Washington Post on Sunday, the […]

A groundbreaking medical procedure took place in Boston, where surgeons successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically engineered pig into a 62-year-old man who needed a transplant, the New York Times reports. If the breakthrough is successful, it could bring hope to people who are suffering from kidney failure. According to the New York Times […]