In the United States, for the first time in history, a genetically modified pig heart got transplanted to human. The information is spread by the Associated Press.
The operation was performed by doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center. This saved the life of a man with severe heart disease.
According to doctors, the patient feels well three days after the experimental operation.
They say it is still too early to prove that the operation is 100% successful, although this is an important step in the field of transplantation.
The patient is 57-year-old David Bennett, for whom the next few weeks will be crucial. Doctors are now closely monitoring how his new heart works.
As the publication points out, there is a huge shortage of human organs for transplantation, forcing scientists to figure out how to use animal organs.
