阿拉巴马女性的身体在四个月后拒绝转基因的猪肾 但它暂时解除了透析 Alabama woman's body rejected genetically modified pig kidney after four months, yet it temporarily freed her from dialysis.

阿拉巴马州妇女Towana Looney在四个月后拒绝接受后,将转基因的猪肾取出。 Alabama woman Towana Looney had a genetically modified pig kidney removed after her body rejected it after four months. 尽管失败,但移植使Looney得以九年来首次在没有透析的情况下生活。 Despite the failure, the transplant allowed Looney to live without dialysis for the first time in nine years. 美国有103,000多人等待器官移植,每天有17人死亡。 Over 103,000 people are waiting for organ transplants in the U.S., with 17 dying each day. 研究人员希望猪器官能帮助缓解短缺,但对动物病毒和伦理考虑的关切依然存在。 Researchers hope pig organs can help alleviate the shortage, but concerns about animal viruses and ethical considerations remain. 诸如联合治疗和eGenesis等公司正在推动这一领域的研究。 Companies like United Therapeutics and eGenesis are advancing studies in this area.