Scientists Just Transplanted a Pig Heart Into a Human. This Is How They Did It

Doctors and scientists have been trying to transplant organs between species for decades. They may have just succeeded. 

0:00​ Introduction

0:52 Succesful transplant

1:27 Why pig organs?

1:45​ Over 100.000 Americans are waiting for a transplant

2:00​ The need for genetic modifications

2:23​ What is alpha-gal?

3:03​ Meat allergy, or the alpha-gal syndrome

2:23​ What is alpha-gal?

3:29​ The 10 gene modifications for a successful pig heart transplant

4:00 What is a heart box, and why cocaine?

4:32 Compassionate Use Provision

5:50 The history of xenotransplantation

6:12 Baby Fae's case

7:39 Potential and future

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