Chinese Surgeons Achieve World’s First Transplant of Genetically Modified Pig Lung Into Brain-Dead Man

A genetically modified pig lung was transplanted into a brain-dead man and functioned for nine days, according to a newly published report.There has been some recent success transplanting pig kidneys and hearts into people, but this is believed to be the first attempt to transplant a pig lung into a human. Doctors hope this could someday be an options for people in need of organs, but experts say it won’t be any time soon.

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