Pig Kidney Transplant Raises Hopes for Clinical Trials

April 5, 2024

a clinical worker holding a sealed box that says "human organ"

(Axios) – The success of the world’s first pig kidney transplant could stoke large-scale clinical trials on implanting animal tissues in humans to help ease the organ shortage crisis. Why it matters: Demand for donated organs is vast as transplants have rebounded post-pandemic and the nation’s troubled human donor organ system goes through a major overhaul. (Read More)