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Man who get pig heart transplant dies
The second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig has died, nearly six weeks after the highly experimental surgery, his Maryland doctors announced Tuesday.
Lawrence Faucette, 58, was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant when he received the genetically modified pig heart on Sept. 20.
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Rare diamond sells for 15.9mln euros
A rare blue diamond has sold in Geneva for just over $17 million, as Sotheby’s eyed total sales in excess of $100 million at the autumn jewel auctions.
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Massive diamond worth $70 mn to go under hammer
A massive diamond valued at more than $70 million will go under the hammer in London next month, the Sotheby's auction house said May 4.
Known as "Lesedi la Rona," it was found nine months ago in Botswana by the Lucara Diamond Corp.
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