India, Oct. 9 -- The number of donors is nowhere near enough to meet the demand for organs. Organs from pigs are now seen as a possible solution. A case report confirms that there is still a long way to go for the liver. Beijing (PA Media/dpa) - Medics have transplanted a pig liver into a human in a world first. The patient, a 71-year-old man, lived for almost half a year after the procedure. The man's own liver had irreversible scarring caused by a hepatitis B infection and liver cancer. As a result, he was not eligible for a human liver transplant. This is the first time that a liver from a genetically-modified pig has been transplanted in a human for "therapeutic purposes". Two cases have previously been reported in brain dead patients a...