Will animal-to-human organ transplants overcome their complicated history?
A ‘breakthrough’ heart surgery earned acclaim, but it’s not clear how long the organ will work
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In 2021, doctors at NYU Langone Transplant Institute transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a person who was clinically brain-dead to test how the human immune system would respond to the organ.
Joe Carrotta for NYU Langone Health