Pig lung transplant performed on a human for the first time in China

Pig lung transplant performed on a human for the first time in China

At a medical center in Guangzhou, scientists experimentally transplanted a genetically modified swine lung to a 39-year-old man with a recorded brain death.

The Organ operated in a living State for 9 days, no signs of rejection or infection were observed. However, one day later, a severe tumor appeared, similar to transplant dysfunction.