First Pig to Human Heart Transplant Offers Hope for Thousands

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Karen Weintraub  USA TODAY A Maryland man has lived for three days with a pig heart beating inside his chest. The surgery, at the University of Maryland Medical Center, marks the first time a gene-edited pig has been used as an organ donor. Dave Bennett, 57, agreed to be the first to risk the experimental surgery, […]
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