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Shortland Street xenotransplantation a first for Kiwi TV

Zach

Thompson

zthompson@nzdoctor.co.nz

Monday 1 July 2024, 12:27 PM

Thaddeus Fleiss (Paul Waggott) holding Alexander the pig [Image: Supplied]

Xenotransplantation is when living cells, tissues or organs are taken from one species and given to another, such as a heart from a pig to a human [Image: Supplied]

In what’s been deemed a first for local television, Shortland Street this week features a xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation is when living c, Madonna Diaz and Thaddeus Fleiss (Shortland Street xenotransplantation), The storyline involves Thaddeus Fleiss (played by Paul Waggott) and Madonna Diaz (Marianne Infante) [Image: Supplied]

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