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The man with a pig heart

Today, Explained

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A Pioneering Step in Xenotransplantation

This chapter explores a groundbreaking case where a patient with terminal heart failure received a genetically modified pig heart through experimental xenotransplantation. It highlights the patient's health struggles, the collaboration between researchers and a genetics company, and the challenges of organ rejection in transplantation.

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