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First pig liver transplanted into human lasts 10 days

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Pig organs could potentially provide a temporary detox for people whose livers need time to heal, or who are waiting for a human organ donation.

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Nature 627710-711 (2024)

Source: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00853-8

Updates and Corrections

  • Correction: March 21, 2024A previous version of this article showed a photo of a human liver instead of a pig liver. The photo has been replaced.

  • Correction: March 24, 2024: A previous version of this article incorrectly described a pig molecule that triggers an attack by human immune cells.

  • Correction: March 25, 2024: An earlier version of this article incorrectly used the word “donor” instead of “recipient” in several places. This has been corrected.

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