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Scientists Have Completed the First Pig-to-Human Lung Transplant
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Scientists have completed the first pig-to-human lung transplant
Scientists at Guangzhou Medical University transferred a genetically modified pig lung into a brain-dead man, the team reported last week in Nature Medicine. Researchers have previously transferred the hearts and kidneys of genetically modified pigs into human patients with varying rates of success, but this is the first pig-to-human lung transplant. The lung, which had… The post Scientists in China have completed the first pig-to-human lung tr…
In China, a hospital successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig lung to a man with brain death. For nine days, the organ functioned inside the human body, oxygenating blood and opening the door to new possibilities in so-called xenotherplants, transplants among species. Join our broadcast channel Whatsapp and receive in real time all the news. Although there are still risks and ethical dilemmas, this advance places science in front of …
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