xenotransplantation

Can Cross-Species Medicine Save Humanity

Did you know that we can grow and transplant living cells, tissues, or organs from one species (usually animals) to another species (typically humans) to replace or repair damaged or dysfunctional organs? But how does it work? And what is

Can we transplant a pig’s heart into a human?

The transplantation of a pig (animal) heart (organ) into a human is known as xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation is a topic of ongoing research and development in the field of organ transplantation. Xenotransplantation of pig hearts into humans is not a routine