Gene-edited pig kidney transplant success

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Alabama woman doing well after latest experimental pig kidney transplant

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Towana Looney is the fifth American given a gene-edited pig organ — and notably, she isn't as sick as prior recipients who died within two months of receiving a pig kidney or heart.

Looney 's surgery marks an important step as scientists get ready for formal studies of xenotransplantation expected to begin next year .

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