Human Achievements
Tag · Organ Transplant
Stories tagged “organ transplant”
4 stories on The Good Press tagged with this topic.
Human Achievements
Pig Kidney Keeps Man Alive for a Record 271 Days
A gene-edited pig kidney functioned inside a Massachusetts patient for 271 days, the longest xenotransplant survival ever recorded.
Human Achievements
966 Living Donors and Recipients Set Guinness Record in Denver
The 2026 Transplant Games of America gathered 966 living organ donors and recipients in one place, setting a Guinness World Record and a quietly powerful symbol of second chances.
Science
Scientists Create First Lab-Grown Oesophagus That Can Swallow
Researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London have engineered the first lab-grown food pipe that successfully restores swallowing function — a breakthrough that could transform treatment for children born with life-threatening conditions.