How did the first transplant of a genetically-modified pig kidney into a living human being come together? On March 21, 2024, the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in the United States announced the world’s first successful transplant of a genetically-edited pig kidney into a living human patient. The four-hour surgery on March 16 has been hailed as a historic milestone for xenotransplantation which involves the transplantation of organs or tissues from one species to another. What do we know about the procedure of pig kidney transplantation into a human?How did the first transplant of a ge…