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Massachusetts man receives world's first successful transplant of gene-edited pig kidney

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Some important news! cnn.com/2024/03/21/health/p...

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Thank you so much for sharing

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Read about this in the paper. My daughter will likely need a transplant in 10-15 years. Hopefully, this will be a viable option for her…

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