Pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplants
Pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplants
New York surgeons transplanted a pig's kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it's worked normally
New York surgeons transplanted a pig's kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it's worked normally
This is really exciting news, The severe lack of viable transplant organs has been a serious hinderance to the medical profession. If the process can be perfected this has the potential to save millions of lives.
I'm betting that we'll be able to clone organs before this is ever a truly viable option. It might be used as a stop gap until an organ is grown, but I seriously doubt it'll be a main course of treatment.
I think you're right but I also bet there is overlapping technology between the two.
That's nothing, I've been transplanting pig tissue into my organs for years and I'm doing fine. Some of the biggest risks come from the cooking stage but it's otherwise pleasant.
I can only assume the pig consented to this. What a kind animal.
It has another kidney, so I'm sure it's fine.
We asked. It oinked.
Pig Kidney also sounds like a cool band name.