In this September 25, 2021, image courtesy of NYU Langone Health, the genetically engineered pig kidney is prepared to allow for urine production. - A US medical team has succeeded in temporarily attaching a pig's kidney to a person, a transplant breakthrough hailed as a "potential miracle" by the surgeon who led the procedure. The surgery, carried out on September 25, involved a genetically modified donor animal and a brain dead patient on a ventilator whose family had given permission for the 54-hour experiment, for the sake of advancing science. (Photo by Joe Carrotta / NYU Langone Health / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Joe Carrotta for NYU Langone Health" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Issam AHMED: "In breakthrough test, pig kidney worked in human patient"Editoria: HTHLocal: New YorkIndexador: JOE CARROTTASecao: medical specialisationFonte: NYU Langone HealthFotógrafo: Handout<!-- NICAID(14920846) -->

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