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Published online 8 December 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031201-9
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Engineered pig organs survive in monkeys
Humanised kidneys appear to thwart first round of rejection.
Genetically modified pig kidneys have survived long after being transplanted into baboons. Researchers hope that this early success may pave the way for animal-to-human organ transplants.
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