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Jane Kirby

UNBELIEVABLE: Man given genetically modified pig kidney for nine months in world first - The Untold Story

Tim Andrews in his room at Massachusetts General Hospital on January 29, 2025, four days after his genetically edited pig kidney transplant (Kate Flock/Massachusetts General Hospital/PA) - (PA Media)

A man has been given a genetically modified pig kidney which enabled him to stay off dialysis for nine months in a world first.

Doctors said the animal organ was used as a temporary “bridge” while the man waited for a transplant from a human donor.

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