Posted on Jan 10, 2022
Doctors transplant a genetically modified pig heart into a human for the 1st time
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Definitely Not "Kosher" But I Like It!
Definitely Not "Kosher" But I Like It!
Doctors transplant a genetically modified pig heart into a human for the 1st time
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They have been using pig valves and aortic replacement for years
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
CPO William Glen (W.G.) Powell Sure Sounds Like the Right and Logical Next Step. I Vaguely remember something I once Read that While We are Genetically a Member of the Great Apes, the Only other Mammal that We Share a Significant Bit of DNA with is Pigs. (No Suprise there Considering Some Folks I've Met)
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CPO William Glen (W.G.) Powell
I have a friend with a mechanical aortic valve which has a greater life expectancy. He was given a choice. A pig valve while a great match has a life expectancy of 10 years then must be replaced.
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While we hope and pray for the patient David Bennett, there's no denying the medical science and technology going into this type of potentially life-saving surgery is amazing.
One thing I didn't understand from the AP article was an earlier (September2021) experimental surgery on a deceased human where "Doctors temporarily attached a pig's kidney to a deceased human body and watched it begin to work.". How was that possible with a deceased human?
Can anyone offer any insight how that might work?
One thing I didn't understand from the AP article was an earlier (September2021) experimental surgery on a deceased human where "Doctors temporarily attached a pig's kidney to a deceased human body and watched it begin to work.". How was that possible with a deceased human?
Can anyone offer any insight how that might work?
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PO2 Russell "Russ" Lincoln
The subject (deceased human), donated their body to science, so wasn't embalmed. they then hook up the organ and apply stimulation to make the organ function.
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SPC Terry Page
Thanks PO2 Russell "Russ" Lincoln . I assume "stimulation" means some sort of heart/lung machine to provide blood flow and oxygenation for the kidney. Sound about right?
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PO2 Russell "Russ" Lincoln
SPC Terry Page - yes and possibly some low voltage electric shock is possible.
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