A Monkey Got a New Kidney From a Pig—and Lived for 2 Years

Human donor kidneys are in short supply. A new experiment that tested gene-edited organ transplants in monkeys showed that pig kidneys may one day be viable substitutes.

Scientists grow bullish on pig-to-human transplants, Science

Xenotransplantation: Raising a pig to be a heart or kidney donor requires great care.

20 Americans Die Each Day Waiting for Organs. Can Pigs Save Them? - The New York Times

Humans could receive transplanted organs from pigs after monkey kept alive for two years - Daily Star

Monkey Transplanted with Liver of Pig Survives for 18 Days in China, Could Humans be Next? - News18

Monkey survives two years with pig kidney transplant

Monkey lives with CRISPR'd pig kidney for over two years - Big Think

Major advance in transplants as monkey survives two years with pig kidney

A Monkey Got a New Kidney From a Pig—and Lived for 2 Years