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1UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
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A gene-edited pig liver was transplanted into a brain-dead human recipient for 10 days at a center in China. This new leap in xenotransplantation could help discern the viability of such transplants for future patients waiting on the liver recipient list.
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