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Beyond Human Donors: Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Keeps Patient Alive for 9 Months | GRAVITAS
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September 4, 2026
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In a landmark leap for transplant medicine, a genetically modified pig kidney successfully kept a human patient alive for nine months. Scientists performed 69 precise genomic modifications on the donor pig—knocking out harmful retroviruses and altering surface proteins to prevent
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