Pioneering pig-to-human kidney transplant performed in U.S.
A 62-year-man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston announces.
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![Melissa Mattola-Kiatos,, RN, Nursing Practice Specialist, removes the pig kidney from its box to prepare for transplantation at Massachusetts General Hospital, Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Boston, Mass. A nurse removes the pig kidney for its box to prepare for transplantation into a human at Massachusetts General Hospital.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7150970.1711037285!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/pig-kidney-transplant.jpg)
A 62-year-man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston announces.