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North-eastern13 July 2022 - 13:35

WATCH: Pig heart transplants successful in brain-dead patients

A step closer to using pig parts to address the shortage of human organs for transplant.

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by The Star
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Surgeons at New York University (NYU) have successfully transplanted genetically-engineered pig hearts into two brain-dead people, researchers said on Tuesday (July 12), moving a step closer to a long-term goal of using pig parts to address the shortage of human organs for transplant. Emma Jehle has more.

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