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Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney Into a Patient, a Medical Milestone [View all] Native Mar 21 OP
Thank you science and people. Thank you. twodogsbarking Mar 21 #1
I have my fingers crossed Marthe48 Mar 21 #2
Stewie Griffin solved this problem years ago Ray Bruns Mar 21 #3
yo DoBW Mar 21 #11
Good news? Jean Genie Mar 21 #4
Thank goodness you have the option of refusal then, and can die with your ethics intact. Hekate Mar 21 #22
That was a bit harsh Miguelito Loveless Mar 21 #30
Sorry to seem uncaring but surely you know there is a traffic in human organs from 2 sources Hekate Mar 21 #32
Im waiting for the fundies to find a way to ban this.... getagrip_already Mar 21 #5
I had a personal friend who had bladder cancer and had a pig's bladder inserted. flying_wahini Mar 21 #6
Pigs are also skin graft donors to burn patients. I had a patient with 3rd degree burns that needed grafts. flying_wahini Mar 21 #7
When my mom was 80 yr old-she had been having lower back pain for years. Then riversedge Mar 21 #9
Good news. riversedge Mar 21 #8
what about the pig brain? DoBW Mar 21 #10
They have also transplanted a pig's anus onto his face..... lastlib Mar 21 #31
The idea of intelligent mammals being bred just so their organs can be ripped out seems wrong. Beakybird Mar 21 #12
I'm sure most vegans would pass on this option as well... (nt) Pluvious Mar 21 #15
I have 2 daughters who are vegan and this Prairie_Seagull Mar 21 #17
This article about the ethical issues regarding this is really good. Native Mar 21 #20
Didn't they also do this with a heart a year or two back? GregariousGroundhog Mar 21 #13
Yup. Looks like they added an additional human gene this time around & Native Mar 21 #19
Good news from a human standpoint Bayard Mar 21 #14
My guess is... Pluvious Mar 21 #16
The thrust of the article is how this would level the playing field. Native Mar 21 #21
The costs extend waaaay beyond the surgeon/ nurses/anesthesiologist.... Hekate Mar 21 #29
Amazing, and to those that don't believe in silence, sit on it. republianmushroom Mar 21 #18
"silence"? or "science"? JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 21 #23
delete by republianmushroom. republianmushroom Mar 21 #24
My apology for the smart answer I gave you. republianmushroom Mar 21 #25
No problem. And, I see how either would fit. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 21 #26
Wow! I figured Trump would be too selfish to donate a kidney. Midnight Writer Mar 21 #27
I don't think anyone who's the least bit sane would want one of his. ICK. I sure wouldn't! nt CaliforniaPeggy Mar 21 #28
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