Few people know more about transplanting animal organs into humans than . 鈥淚 think this is the beginning of a complete revolution in transplantation,鈥 he says.
Cooper, a surgeon and researcher at Harvard Medical School, is referring to the creation of pigs genetically modified to make their organs more suitable for xenotransplantation 鈥 the use聽of organs from other animals in humans. A series of such transplants has made recent headlines. Late in 2021, two teams transplanted pig kidneys into people who were brain-dead in experiments lasting just a few days. Then, in January, a pig heart was transplanted…
