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A Pig Kidney Was Just Transplanted Into a Human Body, and It Is Still Working

Aug 30, 2023
Groundbreaking experiment with a pig kidney transplanted into a brain-dead human; Surgeon's personal journey and motivation for xenotransplants; Challenges in organ transplantation and the potential of pig xenotransplants; Difficulties and possibilities of pig to human xenotransplantation; Causes of heart transplant failure and the importance of pig organ transplant trials.
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