Pigs' hearts transplanted into baboon hosts remain viable more than a year
Monday, August 18, 2014 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
Investigators have successfully transplanted hearts from genetically engineered piglets into baboons' abdomens and had the hearts survive for more than one year, twice as long as previously reported. This was achieved by using genetically engineered porcine donors and a more focused immunosuppression regimen in the baboon recipients, according to a new study.