Robert Montgomery in the operating room with a gene-edited pig kidney during a xenotransplantation
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On March 16, Richard became Slayman first living person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney. Less than a month later, Lisa Pisano became the second. Now, Towana Looney has become the third, having undergone the procedure on November 25th.
The three surgeries represent a significant breakthrough in xenotransplantation, the transfer of animal organs to humans, and have hopefully laid the groundwork for a small human trial that will begin within a year, he said. Robert Montgomery At NYU Langone…
