A 53-year-old woman was the third to undergo the transplant procedure. Researchers are hoping to monitor the long-term effects.
    • EleventhHour@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 days ago

      Past attempts were, technically, successful. The problem with the patients was that they were already on the edge of death. A new human kidney might not have saved them either.

      Not that these things don’t still need some work, which is why they’re still experimental.