A Monkey Got a New Kidney From a Pig—and Lived for 2 Years

Around the world, there aren’t enough donor kidneys available for everyone who needs one. Scientists are hoping pig kidneys could help ease the shortage, but first they must make sure the organs can keep working after transplant. In a step toward that goal, Massachusetts-based biotech company eGenesis reports today that a kidney from a genetically engineered pig functioned in monkeys for more than two years. The results appear in the journal Nature.

Kidneys remove waste, produce urine, and balance fluids in the body. In the United States alone, nearly 88,000 people are waiting for a kidney donation, according to data from the federal Organ

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