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Old 01-11-2022, 10:59 AM
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Default In a First, Man Receives a Heart From a Genetically Altered Pig

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1/10/22


A 57-year-old man with life-threatening heart disease has received a heart from a genetically modified pig, a groundbreaking procedure that offers hope to hundreds of thousands of patients with failing organs.

It is the first successful transplant of a pig’s heart into a human being. The eight-hour operation took place in Baltimore on Friday...


https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/h...50_diversified


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This followed on the heals of two successful kidney transplants that were performed on brain dead individuals. I found that interesting. I never would have thought that but how else would you prove it out. Four days and counting. I wish the best to all involved.
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Wow! Hope it works out in the long run.
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