Alabama woman received a pig kidney transplant last month after eight years on dialysis

From Associated Press.

Towana Looney is the fifth American given a gene-edited pig organ, after eight years on dialysis. Researchers hope pig kidneys might one day help ease a dire shortage of transplantable organs. Read more: https://bit.ly/49Elxa3
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