Japan team seeks approval for pig kidney transplant to human fetus

A Japanese medical team said Friday it has applied to obtain approval to conduct a clinical study to temporarily transplant pig kidneys into unborn children with severe kidney disease.Animal-to-human transplants have never been conducted in Japan, and the team aims to be the first to do so in 2026.The team, which includes the Jikei University School of Medicine and the National Center for Child Development, has submitted the plan of the clinical study for approval with the university's special committee comprised of experts in regenerative medicine, bioethics and lawyers.The team will subse…READ FULL ARTICLE