Rick Slayman said he hoped his transplant would provide hope to thousands.
Mandatory Credit:	Michelle Rose/Massachusetts General Hospital via CNN Newsource

Rick Slayman said he hoped his transplant would provide hope to thousands.
Mandatory Credit: Michelle Rose/Massachusetts General Hospital via CNN Newsource

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First living recipient of pig kidney dies months after transplant

A 62-year-old man has died months after becoming the world’s first living recipient of a genetically edited pig kidney transplant, hailed as a medical milestone.