Post by 🦍MAXX＞ⓤ on Oct 21, 2021 7:59:35 GMT -5
Pig Kidney Successfully Transplanted Into a Human for the First Time: A 'Transformative Moment'
A pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a human for the first time without rejection, experts have announced.
On Sept. 25, researchers at New York University watched as a kidney from a genetically engineered pig functioned while attached to the body of a brain-dead human, Reuters reported Wednesday.
According to the outlet, the woman had signs of kidney dysfunction and was due to be taken off life support before her family agreed to the procedure. The kidney was attached to her blood vessels in her upper leg and kept outside her abdomen for three days so researchers could study it, per CBS News. During that time, it was covered in a protective shield.
Dr. Robert Montgomery, who led the surgical team for the operation at NYU Langone Health, said in a statement that the procedure was a "transformative moment in organ transplantation."
www.yahoo.com/entertainment/pig-kidney-successfully-transplanted-human-155454123.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
A pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a human for the first time without rejection, experts have announced.
On Sept. 25, researchers at New York University watched as a kidney from a genetically engineered pig functioned while attached to the body of a brain-dead human, Reuters reported Wednesday.
According to the outlet, the woman had signs of kidney dysfunction and was due to be taken off life support before her family agreed to the procedure. The kidney was attached to her blood vessels in her upper leg and kept outside her abdomen for three days so researchers could study it, per CBS News. During that time, it was covered in a protective shield.
Dr. Robert Montgomery, who led the surgical team for the operation at NYU Langone Health, said in a statement that the procedure was a "transformative moment in organ transplantation."
www.yahoo.com/entertainment/pig-kidney-successfully-transplanted-human-155454123.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
