> The patient, David Bennett, a 57-year-old Maryland handyman, knew there was no guarantee the experiment would work but he was dying, ineligible for a human he

> The patient, David Bennett, a 57-year-old Maryland handyman, knew there was no guarantee the experiment would work but he was dying, ineligible for a human heart transplant and had no other option, his son told The Associated Press. > There’s a huge shortage of human organs donated for transplant, driving scientists to try to figure out how to use animal organs instead. > Dr. Bartley Griffith, who performed the surgery, said the patient’s condition — heart failure and an irregular heartbeat — made him ineligible for a human heart transplant or a heart pump. - https://apnews.com/article/pig-heart-transplant-6651614cb9d73bada8eea2ecb6449aef https://apnews.com/article/pig-heart-transplant-6651614cb9d7...