Lesson #416

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Pig kidney successfully transplanted into a human for the first time, with a caveat

First kidney transplant with pig organ
November 15, 2021:

Scientists temporarily attached a pig kidney to a human, and it worked for 54 days. This has the medical world excited and optimistic about the possibilities for future animal-to-human transplants, especially as an increasing number of people are needing kidney transplants. But the groundbreaking procedure also had several limitations. Plus, learn “hook up.”

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