German scientists plan to clone and then breed this year genetically modified pigs to serve as heart donors for humans, based on a simpler version of a U.S.-engineered animal used last month in the world's first pig-to-human transplant
The scientists intend to have the first generation of the pigs ready this year and to test their hearts on baboons before eventually seeking human clinical. 04.02.2022, Sputnik International
In the first surgery of its kind, a team at the University of Maryland Medicine last month transplanted a heart from a pig with ten modifications into a terminally ill man.