Episode 16 coming out on July 7th!
David Bennett Sr. was so sick that he couldn’t even qualify for a human heart transplant. In order to save his life, a group of doctors decided to replace his heart with a pig's heart. This genetically altered pig provided by the Virginia-based regenerative medical company Revivicor, has 10 genetic modifications, including one inactivated gene that blunts aggressive human rejection and another inactivated growth gene that keeps the pig’s heart from growing after implantation. 48-hours post-procedure went without incident as doctors continue to monitor him for signs and symptoms of rejection as well as a rare infection from a pig virus that can infect humans. Doctors ar hopeful that this could change lives forever.
