For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without immediate rejection, thanks to gene editing that removed a sugar molecule from the pig cells. The kidney, attached to a deceased donor's blood vessels, functioned normally for two days and filtered waste and urine. This breakthrough could pave the way for using animal organs to address the shortage of human organs for transplant. #pigkidney #geneediting #xenotransplantation. https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/20/health/human-pig-kidney-transplant-scli-intl-scn/index.html

"Wednesday’s breakthrough began with the transfer of a #PigKidney into the body of Maurice “Mo” Miller, a man who had died suddenly at the age of 57 and whose body was donated to science by his family... The pig kidney had been genetically modified to omit a gene that produces biomolecules that human #ImmuneSystems attack and reject." #OrganTransplants

Scientists celebrate as pig kidney continues to function in human body | #Medicine | Al Jazeera
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