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Pig kidney transplantation: what it means for the future

FromThe Source


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Pig kidney transplantation: what it means for the future

FromThe Source

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Mar 30, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

More than 100,000 people in the U.S. need an organ transplant, but there is a shortage of donors. Could the solution be found in pigs? The early success of the first transplant of a pig kidney into a living human points to a future when xenotransplantation could be routine.
Released:
Mar 30, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (18)

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