Background
How a pig heart was transplanted into a human for the first time
General
Transplanting pig hearts into humans offers promise – and peril
The ethical issues around pig heart transplants
Pro
Groundbreaking pig heart transplant in a human may help patients awaiting donor hearts
Hearts harvested from pigs may soon help solve chronic shortages of these donor organs
Related
Opinion: Who deserves a heart transplant?
Vocabulary/Key Words
Xenotransplantation — Transplanting animal organs to humans