Doctors successfully transplanted a pig heart into 57-year-old David Bennett, saving his life.
This is the first time in history where a gene-edited pig has been used as an organ donor.
Doctors reported that the Maryland man and his new heart were doing well days after the surgery.
Bennett had previous heart conditions that made him ineligible for a human heart transplant. When he was offered the pig heart Bennett was shocked, but his family says, “it’s nothing short of a miracle.”
Original post by Corryn Wetzel/Daily Correspondent-Smithsonian Magazine
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