A man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said.

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  • Vilian@lemmy.ca
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    6 months ago

    also even if it was, could the man survived that long without the kidney?

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      6 months ago

      Likely no. The patient had several other severe health issues, any one of which (or, more likely, a combination of which) caused his death. His new mutant kidney was probably the healthiest thing inside him.

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        6 months ago

        His new mutant kidney was probably the healthiest thing inside him that’s rough