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A man who was the first recipient of a pig kidney transplant has died roughly two months after the transplant. Richard “Rick” Slayman, 62, received a transplant of a genetically modified pig’s kidney ...

Richard “Rick” Slayman, the first patient to receive a genetically edited kidney from a pig, has died nearly two months after the milestone surgery, according to his family and a statement from ...

BOSTON (AP) — The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure, his family and the hospital that performed the surgery ...

Slayman died around seven weeks after his procedure; his hospital said there's no indication his death is related to the surgery. Richard Slayman, the first-ever recipient of a pig kidney transplant, ...