First ever pig-to-human liver transplant keeps patient alive for months
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A pig-to-human liver transplant has been performed, reportedly keeping a patient alive for months. The transplant, which used a genetically engineered or gene-edited pig liver, was done in china and has been described as a world first. The patient, a man, survived for more than 170 days after the procedure.
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