In a First, Man Receives a Heart From a Genetically Altered Pig - The New York Times - 0 views
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A 57-year-old man with life-threatening heart disease has received a heart from a genetically modified pig, a groundbreaking procedure that offers hope to hundreds of thousands of patients with failing organs.
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“This is a watershed event,” said Dr. David Klassen, the chief medical officer of the United Network for Organ Sharing and a transplant physician. “Doors are starting to open that will lead, I believe, to major changes in how we treat organ failure.”
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It creates the pulse, it creates the pressure, it is his heart,
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