A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig organ,

An Alabama woman had her pig kidney transplant removed at NYU Langone Health and is back on dialysis after having it in place a record 130 days.

Towana Looney lived with the kidney longer than any other transplant patient had tolerated an organ from a genetically modified animal.