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China’s Xenotransplant Breakthrough
June 2 , 2026
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- China successfully performed the world's first simultaneous pig liver and pig kidney transplant into a human patient.
- The transplanted organs included two gene-edited pig kidneys and one gene-edited pig liver.
- Xenotransplantation is the transplantation of living cells, tissues, or organs from one species to another.
- Scientists edited six genes in the pig organs to reduce immune rejection and improve compatibility with humans.
- Pig organs are widely used in xenotransplantation research because their organ size and physiological characteristics are similar to those of humans.
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