Pig hearts transplanted into baboons – could humans be next?
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(Worthy News) – Pig hearts have been transplanted into baboons – a development that could pave the way for humans to receive porcine organs in future.
Researchers from Germany, Sweden and Switzerland said two Anubis baboons had survived for six months, while another two lived for at least three months.
Previously, the longest a baboon had survived after such a procedure was 57 days. [ Source: Sky News (Read More…) ]
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