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Pig kidneys keep patients alive long enough to get human kidneys for the first time

For the first time, genetically modified pig kidneys keep two kidney failure patients alive long enough to get human kidneys.

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Rob Stein is a Correspondent and Senior Editor on NPR's Science Desk.