{
  "id": 5436903,
  "title": "Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/genetically-modified-pig-kidney-keeps-man-alive-for-record-nine-months-5436903",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-03T22:30:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/03/genetically-modified-pig-kidney-keeps-man-alive-record-nine-months"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Organ kept Tim Andrews off dialysis and acted as a ‘bridge’ while he waited for a human transplant in the US A genetically modified kidney from a pig called Wilma has kept a 66-year-old man with kidney failure alive for a record nine months and successfully acted as a “bridge” to a human transplant in a world first. Tim Andrews was seriously ill with end-stage kidney disease caused by type 2…",
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        "outlet": "Guardian Health",
        "title": "Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/genetically-modified-pig-kidney-keeps-man-alive-for-record-nine-months",
        "published": "2026-09-03T22:30:50.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}