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Chinese Surgeons Perform First Pig-to-Human Liver Transplant  The New York Times A man in China lived more than 170 days after transplant with pig liver, doctors report  CNN Pig’s liver transplanted to human in world first  The Independent Genetically engineered pig livers can support key hepatic functions in humans, xenotransplant study shows  Medical Xpress Pig liver transplant into a living person edges it closer …

This week’s science news has been filled with medical breakthroughs, including the first-ever pig-to-human lung transplant into a brain-dead person. The experiment, which took place in Guangzhou, China, kept the lungs alive and working for nine days, despite showing signs of rejection early on in the procedure. The researchers behind the study say that their work “paves the way for …

Surgeons in China have conducted a successful pig-to-human lung transplant which they say demonstrated the feasibility of the procedure – even if substantial further tests are still required. According to scientists at the National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, the pig lung, which was transplanted into a brain-dead human recipient, “maintained viability and functionality” …

Scientists Perform First Pig-to-Human Lung Transplant  The New York Times Pig-to-human lung xenotransplantation into a brain-dead recipient  Nature For the first time, a genetically modified pig lung was transplanted into a brain-dead man  CNN Surgeons transplant pig lung into brain dead human recipient for first time  The Guardian Gene-edited pig lung transplanted into a brain-dead patient for first time  statnews.com Source link