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Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months

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  • The Guardian · September 3, 2026 22:30
    Organ kept Tim Andrews off dialysis and acted as a ‘bridge’ while he waited for a human transplant in the US A genetically modified kidney from a pig called Wilma has kept a 66-year-old man with kidney failure alive for a record nine months and successfully acted as a “bridge” to a human…