xenotransplant
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A recent study in the Journal of Hepatology describes the first successful auxiliary liver xenotransplant from a genetically engineered pig into a living human.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2025
The world's second xenotransplant recipient, Lawrence Faucette, died Tuesday at age 58.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2023
A handful of scientific teams have tested pig kidneys and hearts in monkeys and in donated human bodies, hoping to learn enough for the Food and Drug Administration to allow formal xenotransplant studies.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
In August, Locke and her team at UAB reported another kidney xenotransplant into a decedent.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2023
All the subsequent information gathered will be applied when they are ready for the next xenotransplant patient.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2022
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