Pig

A self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an experimental pig kidney transplant, at a crucial point in the quest to prove if animal organs really might save human lives. The 54-year-old New Hampshire man is faring well after his June 14 operation, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital announced Monday. This follows a similar record-setting operation involving an Alabama woman.

An Alabama woman received a pig kidney transplant last month and is free from dialysis for the first time eight years. Towana Looney is the fifth American given a gene-edited pig organ in a quest to make animal-to-human transplants a reality.

There's Pigs. Hogs. Ham. Sounders. And even Litters. In this week's Keeping It Real commentary, Cam Marston wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving, .

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of five institutions that are researching the possibility of using genetically modified pig tissue for…