Chimp Kidney Transplant Tragedy

Chimp Kidney Transplant Tragedy

In 1963, a schoolteacher in the USA underwent a kidney transplant from a chimpanzee donor. The teacher survived for nine months, and upon autopsy, the chimp kidneys appeared perfectly healthy without any signs of rejection.

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