Tag: pig
Animals of science: beautiful as a pig in a mirror!
“Beasts of science” is like a collection of stories. Beautiful stories that tell the living in all its freshness. But also in all its complexity. A parenthesis to marvel at…
First successful transplant of a humanized pig heart on a patient
Doctors from Baltimore, Maryland have successfully performed a one-of-a-kind xenograft. A genetically modified pig’s heart has been transplanted into a 57-year-old man with end-stage heart disease. At 57, David Bennett,…
Success of a xenograft of a humanized pig’s heart on a human patient!
Doctors in Baltimore, Maryland have successfully performed a unique xenograft. A genetically modified pig’s heart has been transplanted into a 57-year-old man with terminal heart disease. At 57, David Bennett,…