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Genetically engineered pig kidney functions in a human for a record nine months

⚡ Markets: This breakthrough has long-term positive implications for biotech and healthcare companies involved in xenotransplantation and gene-editing technologies. It could eventually create a new, large market for organ transplants.eGenesisUnited Therapeutics

In a medical first, a man lived for 271 days with a transplanted, genetically engineered pig kidney while awaiting a human organ. The successful xenotransplantation marks a significant milestone in efforts to use animal organs to address the shortage of human donors for transplant.

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