Pig Kidney Removed From Alabama Woman After Organ Rejection NYT > Science By:Roni Caryn Rabin 11 April 2025 at 14:41 Towana Looney lived with the kidney longer than any other transplant patient had tolerated an organ from a genetically modified animal. Β© Jackie Molloy for The New York TimesTowana Looney in December at NYU Langone. βThough the outcome is not what anyone wanted, I know a lot was learned from my 130 days with a pig kidney,β she said in a statement.