Surgeon Muhammad Mansoor Mohiuddin is a leader in the novel field of xenotransplantation—transferring organs from one species to another—in his case, from pigs to humans.

Pigs have been chosen as an ideal species for xenotransplantation due to their physiological similarities to humans and their ...

After years of research into xenotransplantation, the field is at a turning point—yet risks and ethical issues remain ...

EXCLUSIVE: Actor Christopher Biggins has revealed his major heart surgery trauma as doctors took his heart out and placed it next to him.

A pig’s heart beating in a human? This medical feat has already been achieved – at least for a short time. Kidneys from animals have also been transplanted. Last year, a 62-year-old man lived ...

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In 2022, the University of Maryland announced it had transplanted a genetically modified pig heart to a patient with end stage heart failure. The patient died after about two months, but the ...