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Pig Kidney Keeps Man Off Dialysis for Nine Months

Tim Andrews, 66, lived 271 days without dialysis after a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, a world first, before receiving a human donor kidney. The milestone supports xenotransplantation as a bridge for organ shortages.