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TODAY28 OCT 2026
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THE ARCHIVE

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02HOPESLOP OF THE DAY
SCIENCE

THE PIG KIDNEY BOUGHT HIM NINE MONTHS. IT WAS ENOUGH.

A genetically modified pig kidney kept Tim Andrews off dialysis for 271 days — the longest such stretch yet in a living person. He later received a human kidney, making this the first reported pig-kidney transplant to serve as a bridge to a human one.

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01HOPESLOP OF THE DAY
ANIMALS

THE DEER HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE NOW.

Washington’s I-90 Snoqualmie Pass wildlife overcrossing recorded its 10,000th successful animal crossing in July. Add 11 undercrossings and the project is nearing 40,000 recorded crossings since 2014. Apparently the elk were just waiting for civil engineering.

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