Pig kidneys keep patients alive long enough to get human kidneys for the first time

For the first time, genetically modified pig kidneys keep two kidney failure patients alive long enough to get human kidneys.

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First Successful Human-to-Human Kidney Transplant: The first successful human-to-human organ transplant was a kidney transplant performed on December 23, 1954, by Dr. Joseph Murray and his team at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, involving identical twins Richard and Ronald Herrick.
World's First Human-to-Human Heart Transplant: Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant on December 3, 1967, in Cape Town, South Africa, on patient Louis Washkansky, who survived for 18 days.
Immunosuppressants Revolutionize Transplant Success: The discovery of Cyclosporine in the early 1970s, isolated from the fungus Tolypocladium inflatum, marked a pivotal moment in transplantation by selectively inhibiting T-cells and significantly reducing organ rejection, leading to higher success rates for various organ transplants.