First published account of successful pig-to-human transplant in a brain-dead recipient opens the door to clinical trials in animal-to-human kidney donation.
It s the first successful transplant of a genetically modified animal heart into a human, in this case a 57-year-old man with no other treatment options, said officials at the University of Maryland.
A living donor can be family, a friend, or a stranger. They just have to be a match for one of the more than 90,000 people in the US who need a kidney transplant.