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China’s Xenotransplant Breakthrough

June 2 , 2026 15 hrs 0 min 55 0

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.