Researchers at the NYU Langone Transplant Institute are the winners of the 2026 Gizmodo Science Fair for their ongoing work in developing animal-to-human transplantation, also known as xenotransplantation.
The question
Can we ever create a reliable and safe supply of new organs for those who need them?
The results
In September 2021, Robert Montgomery and his team performed a novel procedure: the first transplantation of a genetically modified pig organ into a still-intact human body. The family of a neurologically dead patient allowed the team to keep the patient’s body on a ventilator with the transplanted organ during the length of the…
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