Robert Montgomery with a pig kidney gene-edited in the operating room during xenotransplantation
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On March 16, Richard Suleiman became the first survivor to receive a genetically modified pig kidney. Less than a month later, Lisa Pisano became number two. Twana Rooney is now the third person to undergo surgery on November 25th.
All three surgeries were important achievements in xenotransplantation, the transplantation of animal organs into humans, and laid the groundwork for small-scale human trials that will hopefully begin within a year, he said. robert montgomery At New York University Langone…
Source: www.newscientist.com
