A Successful Kidney Transplant from Pig To Human
History was made in September when surgeons at NYU Langone Health successfully…
History was made in September when surgeons at NYU Langone Health successfully transplanted a kidney grown in a genetically altered pig to a human patient. The organ was given to a patient who is brain-dead and being kept alive on a ventilator. The breakthrough procedure could potentially help the more than 90,000 people in the U.S. who are currently waiting for a kidney.