Two month of life with an animal heart

Man given genetically modified pig heart in world-first surgery dies.

The first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig has died.

David Bennett, who had terminal heart disease, survived for two months following the surgery in the US.

Mr Bennett knew the risks attached to the surgery, acknowledging before the procedure it was "a shot in the dark".

But his condition began to deteriorate several days ago, his doctors in Baltimore said, and the 57-year-old died on 8 March.