In January 2026, Tim Andrews, who had received a genetically edited pig kidney in January 2025, became the recipient of a human kidney. A new Mass General Brigham paper, published in The Lancet, ...
The animal organ kept Tim Andrews off dialysis for 271 days and represents the first time a pig kidney has been used as a ...
For people with end-stage kidney disease, a kidney transplant can offer a life beyond the exhausting routine of dialysis. But there is one major problem: there are not enough human donor kidneys to ...
In January 2026, Tim Andrews, who had received a genetically edited pig kidney in January 2025, became the recipient of a human kidney. A new Mass General Brigham paper, published in The Lancet, ...
A genetically modified pig’s kidney kept a 66-year-old man with end-stage kidney failure free of dialysis for a record nine months before he successfully received a human kidney, according to a study ...