thejapantimes, 
A Japanese team said Tuesday it is planning a clinical study to temporarily transplant a pig's kidney into an unborn child with a severe kidney disease, in what would be the first case of a domestic animal-to-human transplant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/06/japan/science-health/japan-pig-kideney-transplant/?utm_content=buffer062a3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #transplants #biotechnology #jikeiuniversityschoolofmedicine