Pig organs for transplant patients

Published: Feb. 8, 2022, 9:30 p.m.

Can \u201cone helluva pig\u201d be the solution to a worldwide shortage of organ donors. People die waiting for replacement hearts, lungs and kidneys. So I meet the teams that have started transplanting pig organs into people. We\u2019ll explore the huge leaps of genetic engineering that are making "xenotransplantation\u201d possible and ask if it\u2019s even ethical to try.

Presenter: James Gallagher\nProducer: Andrew Luck-Baker