First Successful Genetically Modified Pig Lung Transplant into Brain-Dead Human
TL;DR
Scientists in China successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig's lung into a brain-dead human, marking the first such procedure, though the organ was damaged and removed after nine days, highlighting both progress and challenges in xenotransplantation.
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- Scientists Perform First Pig-to-Human Lung Transplant The New York Times
- Pig-to-human lung xenotransplantation into a brain-dead recipient Nature
- For the first time, a genetically modified pig lung was transplanted into a brain-dead man CNN
- Surgeons transplant pig lung into brain dead human recipient for first time The Guardian
- Gene-edited pig lung transplanted into a brain-dead patient for first time statnews.com
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