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The First Pig to Human Kidney Transplant
Season 1 · Episode 94

The First Pig to Human Kidney Transplant

What's Your Problem?

May 2, 202436m 19s

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Show Notes

This March, doctors successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a person for the first time in history. Mike Curtis is the CEO of eGenesis, the company that raised the pig whose kidney was used for the procedure. Mike's problem is this: How do you genetically engineer pigs to provide organs – kidneys, hearts, livers – for people?

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