US patient receives modified pig kidney transplant in medical milestone

Surgeons at Massachusetts hospital called transplant a ‘success’, with the patient expected to be discharged soon

Surgeons at a Massachusetts hospital have transplanted the kidney of a genetically modified pig into a human recipient, in a medical milestone that could help thousands suffering from kidney failure.

Doctors at the Massachusetts General Transplant Center in Boston performed the four-hour surgery using a genetically edited pig kidney, the hospital said.