Man given genetically modified pig heart dies

The first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig has died.

David Bennett, who had terminal heart disease, survived for two months following the surgery in the US.

But his condition began to deteriorate a couple of days ago, his doctors in Baltimore said, and the 57-year-old died on 8 March.

Mr Bennett knew the risks attached to the surgery, acknowledging before the procedure it was a shot in the dark.

SOURCEBBC

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