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Here's the full article for anyone who wants to read it: https://web.archive.org/web/20211021121804id_/https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/10
by redm 5y ago
Here's the full article for anyone who wants to read it:
https://web.archive.org/web/20211021121804id_/https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/10/20/a-pig-kidney-has-been-successfully-transplanted-into-a-human-for-the-first-time/ https://web.archive.org/web/20211021121804id_/https://www.ec...
I've been hearing about this coming from my nephrologist for many years. I have stage 3 kidney disease and he isn't concerned about it because by the time I need a transplant, they will be growing kidneys from my cells in pigs. Exciting to see another step forward.
NIH from March:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8004187/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8004187/