Pig kidney still functioning in brain-dead man 6 weeks after transplant surgery: Extremely encouraging DNyuz

A pig kidney is still functioning correctly more than six weeks after surgeons at NYU Langone Health in New York City transplanted the genetically engineered organ into the body of a 57-year-old man, who had been declared brain-dead.

This marks the longest period a pig kidney has functioned in a human being, according to a press release from the hospital.

via dnyuz.com

It’s not encouraging news for pigs, I would think.