On January 7th the first ever pig-to-human heart transplant was done in the U.S. at the University of Maryland Medicine.  It is prudent to note that the heart used was genetically modified. I say this because  there have been trials of xenotransplantation before that were unsuccessful due to rejections. Today we discuss the why, how, and our thoughts on using animals, like pigs, in the future for xenotransplantation.

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