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Researchers create the first universal kidney that matches any blood type

For millions on the organ transplant waitlist, your blood type is a survival metric. If you’re Type O, you’re the “universal ...
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Scientists convert type A kidney to type O for first human transplant

For those with kidney failure, a transplant is often the greatest promise of a healthier, longer life. Yet thousands wait years for a match that never comes. Incompatibility of blood type is one of ...
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Human immune response to pig kidney transplants mapped, identifying early rejection markers

A pioneering study has provided unprecedented insights into the immune response following pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation. The findings, presented today at the ESOT Congress 2025, mark a ...
The Source Magazine

First Human to Receive Pig Kidney Transplant Dies at 62

In a groundbreaking medical procedure that captured global attention, 62-year-old Richard Slayman made history as the first person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig.
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First successful pig-to-human kidney transplant, performed at Mass General, raises ethical questions

AND THE QUESTIONS IT UNLOCKS JEN AND THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS SURROUNDING THE ETHICS OF THE PROCEDURE, WHICH HAPPENED RIGHT HERE. THE MOST PROMINENT INVOLVES ENSURING RACIAL EQUITY. IT’S A ...
STAT

Gene-edited pig kidney transplanted into a third person, moving xenotransplants closer to trials

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...
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Immune Reactions Found Behind Human Rejection of Transplanted Pig Kidneys

NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers have uncovered and then overcome an obstacle that has led to the failure of pioneering efforts in xenotransplantation, in which an animal kidney is ...