Surgeons in the US have carried out the world’s first transplant of a pig kidney into a human, a feat made possible by genetic modification of the organ and an experimenta
Over three million people live with kidney disease in the UK. Some will progress to end-stage kidney disease, which is ultimately fatal, without either dialysis or kidney transplant.
With approximately 3.2 million people worldwide living with end-stage renal disease, there is immense pressure on healthcare systems with long waiting lists for kidney and liver transplants