# A Monkey Survived Two Years With A Pig Kidney — Are Humans Next?

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/a-monkey-survived-two-years-with-a-pig-kidney-are-humans-next/
- Published: 2023-10-14T09:15:54-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image credit: VCG / Visual China Group / Getty Images. Article by Miriam Fauzia. Inverse – October 11, 2023. Study published in Nature: Design and testing of a humanized porcine donor for xenotransplantation. Genetic tweaks in pigs are overcoming major hurdles in xenotransplantation. In the latest of decidedly very sci-fi but crucial bids for life-saving organs, scientists created a pig kidney that has survived for two years in another animal, the longest amount of time thus far. The new feat brings this type of genetic engineering — known as xenotransplants — one step closer to human use. […] Click here to view original web page at www.inverse.com