Where Sources Agree

• arrows_inputRecord-Setting Transplant Bridge: Coverage documents confirm that a genetically modified pig kidney functioned for 271 days as a temporary bridge, representing the first successful transition from a pig kidney to a human transplant, according to a study published in The Lancet.
• arrows_inputGenomic Modification and Outcome: Sources uniformly report researchers utilized Yucatan miniature pigs with 69 genomic modifications to humanize the organs; the transplant eventually failed due to thrombotic microangiopathy, according to eGenesis and Lancet findings.
• arrows_inputOrgan Shortage Crisis: Coverage broadly notes that the organ shortage represents a critical transplantation crisis, with more than 95,000 people in the United States currently awaiting a kidney while only approximately 25,000 transplants occur annually, according to official transplantation data.

Where Sources Disagree

• arrows_outputPatient Gender Identification: While some reports describe the pig kidney transplant recipient as a woman, the majority of sources consistently identify the patient as a 66-year-old man named Tim Andrews.
• arrows_outputPig Kidney Recipient Count: Reports differ on the number of prior pig kidney recipients: some sources identify Tim Andrews as the fourth recipient, while others state that five patients have received the transplant.