Pig-to-human kidney transplant performed at Massachusetts hospital

In a medical first, a genetically-modified pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a 62-year-old patient at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. With the patient showing positive signs of recovery, this pioneering procedure promises a new horizon of hope for tens of thousands awaiting kidney transplants.

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