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Pig Kidney Removed From Woman

CNN on MSN · 12h

Transplanted pig kidney removed after functioning in living patient for more than four months

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig organ,

The New York Times · 10h

Pig Kidney Removed From Alabama Woman After Organ Rejection

Towana Looney lived with the kidney longer than any other transplant patient had tolerated an organ from a genetically modified animal.

The Associated Press on MSN · 4h

Doctors remove pig kidney from an Alabama woman after a record 130 days

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed after her body began rejecting it and is back on dialysis, doctors announced Friday – a disappointment in the ongoing quest for animal-to-human transplants.

The Battalion2d

FDA approves first clinical trial for genetically-engineered pig kidney transplants into humans

In March, two biotechnology companies were given the greenlight by the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, to conduct ...

12h

Pig kidney removed from US transplant patient, but she sets record

Ms Towana Looney lived for four months with the animal’s organ before her body rejected it. Read more at straitstimes.com.

CNET on MSN5d

Animal-to-Human Organ Transplants: How They Work

A biotech company recently announced that it's implanted another pig kidney into a human recipient. Here's what to know.

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