Patient with genetically modified pig heart dies after transplant A 58-year-old man diagnosed with terminal heart disease, Lawrence Faucette, who had received the world's second genetically-modified pig heart transplant, tragically passed away approximately six weeks after the procedure. The University of Maryland Medical Center, responsible for this pioneering surgery, confirmed the news. Lawrence Faucette received the genetically-modified pig heart on September 20, and he succumbed to his condition on October 30. READ ALSO: UK records first-ever womb transplant from sister to sister This groundbreaking procedure became a necessity for Faucette, as he was considered ineligible...