"Pioneering Pig Kidney Transplant Offers Hope for Organ Shortage"

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Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully transplanted a genetically engineered pig kidney into a living human, marking a significant advancement in the field of organ transplantation. While pig kidneys offer hope for those with kidney failure, the article argues that the focus should be on increasing human organ donations to address the shortage. The potential of pig kidneys as a solution is overshadowed by the fact that more emphasis should be placed on encouraging living human donors to help eliminate the kidney backlog.
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