Two pig kidneys genetically engineered to prevent rejection by the immune system have been transplanted into a man who was brain dead as a first step towards treating patients. The kidneys weren’t rejected during the 77 hours that the experiment, carried out in the US, lasted.
“This game-changing moment [is] a major milestone in the field of xenotransplantation, which is arguably the best solution to the organ shortage crisis,” surgeonat the University of Alabama at Birmingham said in a statement. “We have… obtained the safety and feasibility data necessary to begin a clinical trial.”
The experiment took place on 30 September, but the details were revealed in a paper published today. The kidneys came from the same line of genetically modified pigs as the heart . While Bennett got the pig heart because there were no other options for him, the kidney transplant was done as an initial safety test only.The recipient, Jim Parsons, was a registered organ donor, but none of his organs was suitable for transplantation. His family gave permission for his body to be kept alive on a ventilator so the study could be done. His own kidneys were removed and replaced with the genetically engineered pig kidneys.
“Jim would have wanted to save as many people as he could with his death, and if he knew he could potentially save thousands and thousands of people by doing this, he would have had no hesitation,” his ex-wife Julie O’Hara said in a statement.
So which is the guinea pig?
Talk about donating your body to science.
Why aren’t more clinical trials like this one done in brain dead patients? And why would they stop after 77 hours? Shouldn’t it have lasted at least a month?
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🐷🐷 are now donors. who decided this is ok? pigs are smarter than dogs. pigs are sentient. stop eating them.
Issues w/ this: 1) 'brain-dead man' is redundant (according to every woman, most men, science,...) 2) No clue to where all the remainder of that glorious pork ends up 3) can't spell 'toward'
Who sanctioned it ?
I wonder if a vegan would accept this treatment?
You know what I like about this picture? Look at the number of WOMEN... How often do you see a surgical suite pic with so many women?
Any consent given ?
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I wonder re the ethics here - clearly no consent from patient, how long will this 'brain dead man' be kept alive to see how long those kidneys function, very questionable.
Sounds rather opportunistic in a rather unsettling way but ok…..
positiv07652695 Another way to exploit innocent beings with the intelligence of small children. 😤
Quite the experiment. Add *that* one to the donor card.
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