hello and welcome. a us man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig. doctors at the university of maryland medical center were granted a special dispensation by the us medical regulator to carry out the procedure and hope the surgery will be a game changer in solving the organ shortage crisis. tanya dendrinos reports. and a warning: some of these images are graphic. precious cargo being wheeled into the operating theatre but this was no ordinary transplant. this donor heart belongs to a genetically modified pig. it belongs to a genetically modified pig. belongs to a genetically modified m. . , ., , modified pig. it had previous surue modified pig. it had previous surgery so modified pig. it had previous surgery so it modified pig. it had previous surgery so it took modified pig. it had previous surgery so it took a - modified pig. it had previous surgery so it took a while - modified pig. it had previous surger
not quite. in fact, very quiet on the weatherfront. from not quite. in fact, very quiet on the weather front. from tomorrow the weather map looks about the same for the rest of the week and into the weekend. 0ne the rest of the week and into the weekend. one thing tricky to forecast is the amount of falconry but haven t how long it lingers in spots, but let s concentrate on the here and now, a little nuance that our weather, quite grey, here and now, a little nuance that ourweather, quite grey, cloudy, drizzly, a weather front is temporarily making an appearance and will finally disappear this evening, taking away cloud and bits and pieces of drizzle and finally skies clear across england and wales, meaning a light frost on the way. not too cold, outside of city centres around 10 2, maybejust above freezing in town centres. a different story for scotland, northern ireland and north west england, a very mild started outside city centres, i england, a very mild started
for any upset the allegation over parties may have caused. we ll have the latest. also this lunchtime. one in 12 teachers were absent from england s schools last week as the omicron variant of coronavirus spreads rapidly. a medicalfirst in america where doctors have transplanted a genetically modified pig s heart into a human patient. the start of a harsh winter deepens the food crisis in afghanistan. the un makes an urgent appealfor help. and the delicate ecosystem of antarctica, under threat from unwanted creatures, hitching rides on boats. and coming up on the bbc news channel, novak djokovic picks up preparations for the australian open while his former coach boris becker urges him to get the vaccine ahead of future tournaments. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one. the metropolitan police says it s in contact with the government after it emerged as many as 100 people were invited to a party in the garden at downing street during the first lockdown in may 2
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