Surgeons have transplanted a pig s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life. He s only the second patient to undergo such an experimental feat.
The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced Friday that, for the second time in history, its surgeons successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig heart inside a patient with terminal
Surgeons have transplanted a pig s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life. He s only the second patient to undergo such an experimental feat.
Lawrence Faucette, 58, is only the second person in history to have the life-threatening operation using a pig's organ after he wasn't eligible for a standard heart transplant