Which of the following country's doctors have successfully transplanted the world's first genetically-modified pig heart into the human body?

  1. United Kingdom
  2. India
  3. China
  4. United States of America

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Option 4 : United States of America
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The correct answer is the United States of America.

Key Points

  • The United States of America's doctors have successfully transplanted the world's first genetically-modified pig heart into the human body
  • A US man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig.
  • David Bennett is doing well three days after the experimental seven-hour procedure in Baltimore.
  • Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center were granted a special dispensation by the US medical regulator to carry out the procedure.

Additional Information

  • The possibility of using animal organs for xenotransplantation to meet the demand has long been considered, and using pig heart valves is already common.
  • Pig organs are anatomically similar to those of humans. What’s more, porcine components are more tuned for genetic engineering.
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