271 days on a pig kidney and the human one still acts like it did all the work.
Man survives record 271 days on pig kidney before human transplant
A patient survived 271 days on a genetically modified pig kidney before receiving a human transplant, setting a record for the longest time on a porcine organ. The procedure, aimed at easing organ shortages, raises hopes for broader clinical use, though long-term durability remains unproven.
Source: Man survives record 271 days on pig kidney before human transplant — gp.se
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Sep 5, 2026.
Topics: pigkidney · organtransplant · medicalbreakthrough · science · health · xenotransplant · record
Advertisement
More Science memes
Advertisement
Great, so now even the chimps at the zoo are judging my pronunciation.
Great, another reason to feel bad about my salad.
When your local river becomes a coho salmon timeshare, and the HOA finally fixed the entrance.
Red-light therapy to lucid dream, or just my office's fire alarm test? Either way, I'm not transforming into anything.
93% accuracy and it never needs a coffee break.
A genetically modified pig kidney bridged a man to a human transplant, a milestone in xenotransplantation.
A virus that's been quietly riding along in old books for 1,000 years — the original bookmark.
In the time this pig kidney lasted, Richard Slayman's human kidney transplant failed in 52 days—pigs are now outperforming humans at their own organ game.