Scientists tout successful trial of pig-to-human kidney transplant

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Scientists temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work, a step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for life-saving transplants. Dr. Robert Montgomery, who led the surgical team, called the procedure a "transformative moment in organ transplantation."

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