The pig that was used in the first human heart transplant was infected with a porcine virus that may have contributed to the death of the patient, experts have said, with the surgeon that treated him ...

The genetically modified pig whose heart was used in the first human transplant of its kind had a porcine virus that may have played the role in the death of the patient two months later, experts said ...

Researchers trying to learn what killed the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig have discovered the organ harbored an animal virus but cannot yet say if it played any role in the man ...

A major problem hurdle in organ transplantation is a lack of healthy donors. For many years, scientists in the field of regenerative medicine have been trying to find new ways to create organs for ...

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