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Transplanted pig kidney works in US man's body for record 271 days
Thursday, September 3, 2026
A transplanted pig kidney functioned in a U.S. man's body for 271 days before he received a human kidney transplant. The duration exceeded the previous record for a functioning xenotransplant kidney. The transplant took place at a U.S. medical facility as part of an ongoing clinical trial of pig-to-human organ transplantation.
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