News ‘The new heart is still a rock star’: Man doing well after receiving first heart from gene-edited pig January 13, 2022 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘The new heart is still a rock star’: Man doing well after receiving first heart from gene-edited pig Dave Bennett, 57, who received the first heart transplant from a genetically modified pig, is breathing on his own, and speaking with a quiet voice.