Pig kidney works a record two months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants
A pig kidney worked for a record two months in donated body, raising hope for testing animal-human transplants.
NEW YORK — Dozens of doctors and nurses silently lined the hospital hallway in tribute: For a history-making two months, a pig’s kidney worked normally inside the brain-dead man on the gurney rolling past them.
The dramatic experiment came to an end Wednesday as surgeons at NYU Langone Health removed the pig kidney and returned the donated body of Maurice “Mo” Miller to his family for cremation.
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