MicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoPig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplantsabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1135arrow-down1external-linkPig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplantsabcnews.go.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
New York surgeons transplanted a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it’s worked normally
minus-squaresgibson5150@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI can only assume the pig consented to this. What a kind animal.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoIt has another kidney, so I’m sure it’s fine.
I can only assume the pig consented to this. What a kind animal.
It has another kidney, so I’m sure it’s fine.
We asked. It oinked.