HisFirst Posted February 3, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 21 Topic Count: 315 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 3,491 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 2,582 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/25/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted February 3, 2017 (edited) http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/first-humanpig-embryos-open-route-to-growing-transplant-organs-in-chimeras-20170126-gtz621.html Scientists have grown the first human-pig hybrid embryos and taken them a third of the way through pregnancy inside a sow. Edited February 3, 2017 by HisFirst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Ess Posted February 14, 2017 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 312 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 140 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/05/1998 Share Posted February 14, 2017 (edited) A greater supply of human organs could save many lives, but I'm also very disturbed at the fact that the institute is creating hybrid human-pig embryos which will have to be killed. This was at least somewhat comforting: "The central ethical concern for Dr Wu was to ensure that pig-human chimeras did not develop brains or sperm/egg cells containing human cells." I'd be more supportive of the US changing its organ donor policy to be opt-out rather than opt-in like it currently is. https://sparq.stanford.edu/solutions/opt-out-policies-increase-organ-donation Edited February 14, 2017 by Tea Ess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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