Pig Heart Transplant

• Are pig heart transplants a reality? Successful surgery shows it’s possible

  A married father of two last month became the second patient in the world to receive a successful transplant of a genetically modified pig heart. A month later he's doing well.

  Health

  Oct 25, 2023
  
• First man to receive pig heart transplant dies after 2 months

  Doctors didn't give an exact cause of death, saying only that David Bennett's condition had begun deteriorating several days earlier.

  World

  Mar 9, 2022
  
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• U.S. man recovering after receiving gene-edited pig heart in world-first transplant

  If proven successful, scientists hope pig organs -- which are being made available to humans through gene editing, could help alleviate shortages of donor organs.

  Health

  Jan 11, 2022
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• Pig-to-human organ transplants a step closer to reality after gene-editing breakthrough

  Researchers created pigs whose genes were edited to exclude disease-causing viruses, potentially opening the door to pig-to-human organ transplants.

  Health

  Aug 11, 2017