Rob Stein

And doctors remain optimistic. And that's because, you know, she's a lot healthier than the other patients who had received other kinds of genetically modified organs before this. And also, even if this pig organ does fail, she still has the option to go back on dialysis, despite how unpleasant that would be.

And doctors remain optimistic. And that's because, you know, she's a lot healthier than the other patients who had received other kinds of genetically modified organs before this. And also, even if this pig organ does fail, she still has the option to go back on dialysis, despite how unpleasant that would be.

And doctors remain optimistic. And that's because, you know, she's a lot healthier than the other patients who had received other kinds of genetically modified organs before this. And also, even if this pig organ does fail, she still has the option to go back on dialysis, despite how unpleasant that would be.

And, you know, Tawana, who's very religious, says she's happy with the decision, despite what she's heard from some of her friends.

And, you know, Tawana, who's very religious, says she's happy with the decision, despite what she's heard from some of her friends.

And, you know, Tawana, who's very religious, says she's happy with the decision, despite what she's heard from some of her friends.

Oh, absolutely. I'll definitely be following this one.

Oh, absolutely. I'll definitely be following this one.

Oh, absolutely. I'll definitely be following this one.

You know, it was quite dramatic. I met the patient at NYU Langone Health in New York City just minutes before she was wheeled to the OR. Her name is Tawana Looney. She's 53 from Gadsden, Alabama. How are you feeling this morning?

You know, it was quite dramatic. I met the patient at NYU Langone Health in New York City just minutes before she was wheeled to the OR. Her name is Tawana Looney. She's 53 from Gadsden, Alabama. How are you feeling this morning?

You know, it was quite dramatic. I met the patient at NYU Langone Health in New York City just minutes before she was wheeled to the OR. Her name is Tawana Looney. She's 53 from Gadsden, Alabama. How are you feeling this morning?

Why are you excited?

Why are you excited?

Why are you excited?

Looney's immune system would reject a human kidney, so the FDA let her get a pig kidney that's been genetically engineered so her body could accept it, even though this is all very experimental.

Looney's immune system would reject a human kidney, so the FDA let her get a pig kidney that's been genetically engineered so her body could accept it, even though this is all very experimental.

Looney's immune system would reject a human kidney, so the FDA let her get a pig kidney that's been genetically engineered so her body could accept it, even though this is all very experimental.

As one team of surgeons started preparing Looney for the kidney, another team flew to rural Virginia to retrieve two kidneys from a modified pig cloned at a biotech company's research farm. After the chopper returned with the kidneys, the surgeon stitched one of them to Looney's blood supply, then started blood flowing from Looney's body into the pig kidney for the first time.

As one team of surgeons started preparing Looney for the kidney, another team flew to rural Virginia to retrieve two kidneys from a modified pig cloned at a biotech company's research farm. After the chopper returned with the kidneys, the surgeon stitched one of them to Looney's blood supply, then started blood flowing from Looney's body into the pig kidney for the first time.