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In March, 62-year-old Richard Slayman received a genetically modified pig kidney transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital, becoming the first living person to undergo this procedure.
The pig kidney was expected to function for at least two years, but Slayman passed away two months after the transplant.
While the hospital hasn't linked his death to the transplant, his family expressed gratitude for the extra time the procedure granted them.
This experimental surgery, called xenotransplantation, aims to address the shortage of human organs for transplants by utilizing genetically modified animal organs.
Earlier attempts with pig organs in humans had limited success, highlighting the challenges in adapting animal organs for human use.
