Genetically engineered pig hearts transplanted into dead people

Genetically engineered pig hearts transplanted into dead people

Researchers successfully transplant genetically modified pig hearts into two recently deceased people connected to the ventilator, the New York University team announced today. The surgery is the latest step in the field of animal-to-human transplantation, or xenotransplantation, which has seen a flurry of successes so far this year – raising hopes for a new, steady … Read more