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First clinical trial of pig kidney transplants gets underway
Updated On: 04 November, 2025 10:37 AM IST | Washington | AP
More than 100,000 people, needing kidneys, are on the US transplant list, As a potential alternative, scientists are genetically altering pigs so their organs are more humanlike, less likely to be immediately attacked and destroyed by people's immune system
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The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might really save lives.
United Therapeutics, a producer of gene-edited pig kidneys, announced on Monday that the study's initial transplant was performed successfully at NYU Langone Health.
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