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Behind the story of the decades-long journey of xenotransplantation
PANJWANI: I’m Haya Panjwani. On this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story, we hear from Lauren Neergaard and Shelby Lum, ...
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FDA OKs 1st trial to test gene-edited pig livers for treating liver failure
The FDA has cleared the first clinical trial to test genetically engineered pig livers in patients who have acute-on-chronic liver failure. The trial will evaluate the use of a Egenesis porcine liver ...
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FDA OKs trial of pig livers as dialysis-like treatment for liver failure
Massachusetts-based researchers will soon test whether livers from a gene-edited pig could treat people with sudden liver ...
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Pig Kidney Removed After Historic Transplant in Alabama Woman
TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Doctors have removed a genetically modified pig's kidney from an Alabama woman ...
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Doctors Remove Pig Kidney From Alabama Woman After a Record 130 Days
An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed after her body began rejecting it ...