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In this photo provided by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, surgeons check whether kidneys from a genetically modified pig are working in the body of a deceased recipient in September 2021. The experimental procedure was a step-by-step rehearsal for operations they hope to try in living patients possibly later in 2022, part of a quest to use animal organs to save human lives. (UAB via AP)

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    Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with the delegation of the Russian Republic of Tyva in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (Nikolay Petrov/BelTA Pool Photo via AP)

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    FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2017, file photo, Assemblyman Brian Maienschein, R-San Diego, speaks before the Assembly in Sacramento, Calif. Disability rights activists and advocates for Britney Spears backed a proposal by by Maienschein, now a Democrat, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, to provide more protections for those under court-ordered conservatorships, while promoting less-restrictive alternatives. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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