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The First Pig to Human Kidney Transplant
Season 1
Episode 94
Published 2 years, 5 months ago
Description
This March, doctors successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a person for the first time in history. Mike Curtis is the CEO of eGenesis, the company that raised the pig whose kidney was used for the procedure. Mike's problem is this: How do you genetically engineer pigs to provide organs – kidneys, hearts, livers – for people?
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