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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Vishwam Sankaran

Two gene-edited pig hearts successfully transplanted into brain-dead humans

Joe Carrotta for NYU Langone Health

Surgeons in the US have successfully transplanted two genetically engineered pig hearts into brain-dead individuals, further advancing a technique to save dying humans using animal organs.

The surgeries, known as xenotransplants, were performed on 16 June and 6 July at New York University’s Langone’s Tisch Hospital.

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