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  "path": "/2026/06/01/a-pig-liver-and-two-pig-kidneys-worked-in-a-human-body-for-five-days.html",
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  "textContent": "Organ transplantation has a supply problem, and the proposed future keeps getting more science-fictional: gene-edited pigs supplying replacement parts for humans.\n\n> Many believe xenotransplantation could be an important part of plugging the gap between donor organs and transplant recipients. A new study from scientists in China reports the first-ever successful bilateral kidney and whole liver transplant using pig organs in a deceased human.\n\n— Read the rest \n\nThe post A pig liver and two pig kidneys worked in a human body for five days appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "A pig liver and two pig kidneys worked in a human body for five days"
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