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Pig organ transplants inch closer with testing in the dead

In this photo provided by NYU Langone Health, a genetically modified pig heart is transplanted into a recently deceased donor at NYU Langone Health on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in New York. Experiments are raising new hope that pigs might one day help fill a shortage of donated organs -- at least, for people who need a new heart or kidney. (Joe Carrotta/NYU Langone Health via AP) In this photo provided by NYU Langone Health, surgeons prepare to reattach the deceased recipient's blood vessels to a genetically modified pig heart at NYU Langone Health on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in New York. Experiments are raising new hope that pigs might one day help fill a shortage of donated organs -- at least, for people who need a new heart or kidney. (Joe Carrotta/NYU Langone Health via AP) In this photo provided by NYU Langone Health, Dr. Nader Moazami, right, and cardiothoracic physician assistant Amanda Merrifield, center, and other members of a surgical team prepare for the transplant of a genetically modified pig heart into a recently deceased donor at NYU Langone Health on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in New York. Experiments are raising new hope that pigs might one day help fill a shortage of donated organs -- at least, for people who need a new heart or kidney. (Joe Carrotta/NYU Langone Health via AP) In this photo provided by NYU Langone Health, surgeons prepare a genetically modified pig heart for transplant into a recently deceased donor at NYU Langone Health on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in New York. Experiments are raising new hope that pigs might one day help fill a shortage of donated organs -- at least, for people who need a new heart or kidney. (Joe Carrotta/NYU Langone Health via AP)
Pig organ transplants inch closer with testing in the dead