U.S. surgeons successfully test pig kidney transplant in human patient
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 20, 2021
NEW YORK, Oct 19 (Reuters) - For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient's immune system, a potentially major advance that could eventually help alleviate a dire shortage of human organs for transplant.
The procedure done at NYU Langone Health in New York City involved use of a pig whose genes had been altered so that its tissues no . . .
