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Transplanted pig kidney works in US man's body for record 271 days

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A man has lived for a record nine months with a transplanted pig kidney while waiting for a human transplant.

BBC World5 Sept, 22:201 sources
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A man has lived for a record nine months with a transplanted pig kidney while waiting for a human transplant.

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  • A man has lived for a record nine months with a transplanted pig kidney while waiting for a human transplant.

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