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Pig organs could provide temporary detox for people whose livers need time to recover or who are awaiting human donors. 
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Investigators have successfully transplanted hearts from genetically engineered piglets into baboons' abdomens and had the hearts survive for more than one year, twice as long as previously reported. This was achieved by using genetically engineered porcine donors and a more focused immunosuppression regimen in the baboon recipients, according to a new study.
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A pig's heart has been kept healthy and beating inside a baboon's abdomen for well over two years, setting a new world record, and suggesting that cross-species transplants are closer than ever before.
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Pig organs could provide temporary detox for people whose livers need time to recover or who are awaiting human donors.Â