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Pig kidney transplanted into living person for first time | CNN
Doctors have performed the first transplant of a genetically modified kidney from a pig into a living human, they announced Thursday.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/21/health/pig-kidney-transplant-living-person/index.html
Humanised kidneys grown inside pigs for the first time
Hybrid organs raise prospect of fully human body parts being grown inside animals for transplants
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/07/humanised-kidneys-grown-inside-pigs-for-the-first-time
Can an Artificial Kidney Finally Free Patients from Dialysis?
Scientist proved for the first time that kidney cells, housed in an implantable device functioning as an artificial kidney, can survive inside the body of an animal.
https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2023/08/426056/can-artificial-kidney-finally-free-patients-dialysis
First Artificial Kidney That Would Free People From Dialysis and Transplants Runs on Blood Pressure
The Kidney Project's implantable bioartificial kidney, one that promises to free kidney disease patients from dialysis machines and transplant waiting lists, took another big step toward becoming reality-earning a $650,000 prize from KidneyX for its first-ever demonstration of a functional prototype of its implantable artificial kidney. KidneyX is a public-private partnership between the U.S.
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/artificial-kidney-free-people-from-dialysis-blood-pressue/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
