David Bennett
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 82 |
| Books | A War of Loves: The Unexpected Story of a Gay Activist Discovering Jesus |
| Wuthering Heights | |
| Date of birth | December 22,1941 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Position | Rhode Island State Representative |
| Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives since 2011 | |
| Education | Rhode Island College |
| Community College of Rhode Island | |
| Harvard Law School | |
| The University of Sydney | |
| The Scots College | |
| Born | Amersham |
| United Kingdom | |
| Previous position | Solicitor-General of Australia (1998–2008) |
| Current partner | Annabelle Bennett |
| Awards | Centenary Medal |
| Children | Lyria, Tala, Paul |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 438721 |
David Bennett Life story
David Michael John Bennett AC, KC is an Australian barrister and former Solicitor-General of Australia.
Xenotransplantation: Are pigs the future of organ transplants?
... Their patient, David Bennett, 57, had severe heart failure...
Man given genetically modified pig heart dies
... David Bennett, who had terminal heart disease, survived for two months following the surgery in the US...
Man who had pig heart transplant was guilty of 1988 stabbing
... David Bennett, 57, was convicted of the 1988 stabbing of Edward Shumaker, his sister told Radio 4 s Today show...
Pig heart transplant an absolute miracle, says patient's son
... David Bennett, 57, underwent the experimental seven-hour procedure as a " last choice" after being deemed ineligible for a human transplant...
Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant
... David Bennett is doing well three days after the experimental seven-hour procedure in Baltimore, doctors say...
Man given genetically modified pig heart 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.
But his condition began to deteriorate several days ago, his doctors in Baltimore said, and the 57-year-old died on 8 March.
Mr Bennett knew the risks attached to the surgery, acknowledging before the procedure it was " A Shot in the dark".
Source of news: bbc.com
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