In a First, US Surgeons Successfully Implant Pig Heart in Human
US surgeons have successfully implanted a heart from a genetically modified pig in a 57-year-old man, a medical first that could one day help solve the chronic shortage of organ donations.The "historic" procedure took place Friday, the University of Maryland Medical School said in a statement on Monday. While the patient's prognosis is far from certain, it represents a major milestone for animal to human transplantation.The patient, David Bennett, had been deemed ineligible for human transplant - a decision that is often…