Patient Tim Andrews lived with a gene-edited pig kidney transplant for a record 271 days before it failed and was removed in October 2025.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, reputable sources including CNN, CBS Boston, AP, Science magazine, and WBUR, all reporting consistent details on timeline and outcome. [tier=silver indep_score=1.0 clusters=3 claim_tier=exceptional]
Sources
- The Ten Most Significant Science Stories of 2025, From Medical ... (seed:science_and_space)
- https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/27/health/pig-kidney-transplant-tim-andrews (corroboration)
- https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/pig-kidney-transplant-removed/ (corroboration)
- https://www.science.org/content/article/man-s-pig-kidney-fails-just-shy-setting-record (corroboration)