内容摘要：” slogan – and that she will work to eradicate chronic disease and improve the health and well-being of Americans.

” slogan – and that she will work to eradicate chronic disease and improve the health and well-being of Americans.

Now two U.S. companies aim to begin the world’s first clinical trials of xenotransplantation in 2025 –to try to save human lives. Would-be volunteers are impatient to see if they’ll qualify as researchers fine-tune how best to test if the humanized pig organs they’ve designed might really work.

Anticipation is growing with news that an Alabama woman was faring well after a pig kidney transplant at NYU in late November. Towana Looney is the fifth American to receive a gene-edited pig organ, each case so far an emergency experiment for people out of options.Pig kidney recipient Towana Looney sits with transplant surgeon Dr. Jayme Locke on Dec. 10, 2024, at NYU Langone Health, in New York City. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)Pig kidney recipient Towana Looney sits with transplant surgeon Dr. Jayme Locke on Dec. 10, 2024, at NYU Langone Health, in New York City. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

None of the previous recipients — two given— survived more than

but that hasn’t deterred researchers hunting an alternative to the dire shortage of transplantable organs.

“We have to have the courage to continue,” said University of Maryland transplant surgeon Dr.Veteran forwards Benn and Matt Duchene each had only one goal this postseason. Jason Robertson scored twice Thursday, to finish with four in 11 games after missing the start of the playoffs with a lower-body injury.

Stars general manager Jim Nill has saidto continue to be a part of the team as long as he wants. This was the

Asked in the locker room Thursday night if he had any thoughts about his future, Benn softly responded, “No.”When asked if he still wanted to be with the Stars, and if he felt good about the chances of that happening, he answered yes to both.