The Maryland man who received a genetically modified pig’s heart died earlier this month, eight weeks after he received the transplant. For the 57-year-old patient, David Bennett, the procedure was a failure. Although doctors released video of Bennett watching the Super Bowl after the procedure, Bennett never made it out of the hospital. But for humanity, the procedure was a … [Read more...] about Why David Bennett Had to Die
Biotech
Why Nobel Prize Winners Should Call It Quits
They developed one of the century’s biggest breakthroughs in science and technology. Their invention has already begun curing horrible diseases like Sickle Cell Anemia. The future holds even more promise for the technology to cure other diseases and maybe even slow the aging process. Locked in Battle: But for years, the scientists who invented the gene-editing tool, … [Read more...] about Why Nobel Prize Winners Should Call It Quits
First Step to a Better Solution
Genetically modified and marinated in cocaine: Pig’s heart still keeping Maryland Man Alive As of this writing, David Bennett of Maryland man is still alive a month after surgeons placed a pig’s heart in his chest. The transplant was historic – the first xenotransplation of a heart from another species into a human. It’s a milestone on a path that eventually could lead to … [Read more...] about First Step to a Better Solution