Patient With Transplanted Pig Kidney Leaves Hospital for Home

Richard Slayman, 62, is the first patient to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig. Two weeks after the procedure, he was well enough to be discharged, doctors said.Richard Slayman, 62, is the first patient to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig. Two weeks after the procedure, he was well enough to be discharged, doctors said.Read Moreyour-feed-science, Kidneys, Genetic Engineering, Pigs, Immune System, Transplants, Black People, Dialysis, Surgery and Surgeons, UrineNYT > Health