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awaiting an organ transplant, dave bennett s operation could help change the lives and ease the suffering of so many. pictured here with the man who led the operation, mr bennett is now breathing on his own without a ventilator. having called the operation a shot in the dark, the hospital says he is now looking forward to being released from their care and reunited with his dog, lucky. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. our medical editor, fergus walsh is with me. i don t know where to begin is mind boggling. it is i don t know where to begin is mind-boggling- i don t know where to begin is mind-boa rulin. , . , ., mind-boggling. it is a big moment which has taken mind-boggling. it is a big moment which has taken decades mind-boggling. it is a big moment which has taken decades of- mind-boggling. it is a big moment i which has taken decades of planning, this is transplantation, taking transplant organs from animals into humans and pigs are the ideal candidates, in this case, the
scientists are hailing a new surgical breakthrough, which could help solve the worldwide shortage of transplant organs. in the most advanced experiment of its kind, doctors successfully transplanted a genetically modified kidney from a pig into a human. jim reed reports. it s been called an astonishing step in medicine. surgeons worked for two hours attaching this pig kidney to a human patient. they say they found a way to genetically alter the organ to stop it being attacked by the body s immune system. biopsies viewed under the microscope showed no evidence of rejection. what was profound about these findings is that the pig kidney functioned just like a human kidney transplant. the patient in this case was on life support and had no brain function. she was operated on with the consent of her family. the surgeons attached to the kidney to blood vessels in her leg, maintaining it outside her body where it successfully processed waste.
this is the first time researchers have suggested an exact date. scientists are hailing a new surgical breakthrough, which could help solve the worldwide shortage of transplant organs. in the most advanced experiment of its kind, doctors successfully transplanted a genetically modified kidney from a pig into a human. jim reed reports. it s been called an astonishing step in medicine. surgeons worked for two hours attaching this pig kidney to a human patient. they say they found a way to genetically alter the organ to stop it being attacked by the body s immune system. biopsies viewed under the microscope showed no evidence of rejection. what was profound about these findings is that the pig kidney functioned just like a human kidney transplant. the patient in this case was on life support and had no brain function. she was operated on with
vaccine institutions is still low. vaccine hesitancy and a lack of faith in government are all playing their part in a load take that low uptake in poor eu countries, leading to rising infections. but cases are on the rise in richer countries as well, such as the uk or benevolence. and in ireland, when 90% of over 16s vaccinated, plans on further reopening there have been put on hold. scientists are hailing a new surgical breakthrough, which could help solve the worldwide shortage of transplant organs. in the most advanced experiment of its kind, doctors successfully transplanted a genetically modified kidney from a pig into a human. jim reed reports. it s been called an astonishing step in medicine. surgeons worked for two hours attaching this pig kidney to a human patient. they say they found a way to genetically alter the organ to stop it being attacked by the body s immune system. biopsies viewed under the microscope showed no evidence of rejection. what was profound about these