First Human-Pig Kidney Transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital, eGenesis Plans Heart and Liver Transplants
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital performed the first successful living human-pig kidney transplant. Biotech startup eGenesis developed the gene-edited kidney. The company plans to target hearts and livers next. The success has raised hopes for larger clinical trials involving pig organs.
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KYW Newsradio - NOW ON 103.9 FM!Surgeons in Boston made history with the first successful transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney into a living person — coming on the heels of researchers in Philly who took a pig liver one step closer to human transplant viability. https://t.co/lxE8e0V4Nk
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An elderly man living has just been officially recognized as the oldest person to have ever received a kidney #transplant. He was 87 years old when he underwent the procedure. https://t.co/LfKC3xYQu5
Forbes Biotech startup eGenesis developed a gene-edited kidney that was successfully transplanted into a living patient last week. Its CEO says the company is just getting started. Read more: https://t.co/icdHqVrUhd https://t.co/P8Af03LJU1
South China Morning Post Pig organ transplants in China and the US open an ethical can of worms https://t.co/zdxe82Wbaa
nature Early success in the first transplant of a pig kidney into a living person has raised researchers’ hopes for larger clinical trials involving pig organs https://t.co/R5UD42j3XH
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The Startup Behind The First Pig-Human Kidney Transplant Is Targeting Hearts And Livers Next https://t.co/jYQUfaR4WN
Science Magazine More than 100,000 people in the U.S. are awaiting organ transplants. A 2022 #SciencePerspective explores the promise, potential, and recent progress toward pig-to-human xenotransplants, which could address the unmet demand for human transplant organs. https://t.co/QaG9zlQFKg https://t.co/uh7py3i0LN
OpenEvidence Ask AI: "What does the successful transplant of a pig kidney suggest for the future of kidney failure?"
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Biotech startup eGenesis developed a gene-edited kidney that was successfully transplanted into a living patient last week. Its CEO says the company is just getting started. https://t.co/Crw0xtV8P3 https://t.co/KWP2ez49P9
Forbes Tech Plus: eGenesis, the startup behind the first pig-human kidney transplant, is targeting hearts and livers next. https://t.co/PkyljqxUWb https://t.co/bWqkOiDYqM
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Last Thursday, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital announced that for the first time, a living human patient had received a kidney transplant from a pig. https://t.co/Hfl9pnPMgQ