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Pig to human heart transplants are the future. Are we ready for it?

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<span>The hybrid embryos contained fingertip-sized hearts that began beating after human stem cells were reprogrammed to survive in pigs and introduced into pig embryos with two heart development genes knocked out.</span

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The hybrid embryos contained fingertip-sized hearts that began beating after human stem cells were reprogrammed to survive in pigs and introduced into pig embryos with two heart development genes knocked out.

<span>Scientists presented these groundbreaking findings at the International Society for Stem Cell Research annual meeting in Hong Kong, demonstrating significant progress in developing human-animal chimeras for organ transplantation.</span

Scientists presented these groundbreaking findings at the International Society for Stem Cell Research annual meeting in Hong Kong, demonstrating significant progress in developing human-animal chimeras for organ transplantation.

<span>The research team, led by Lai Liangxue, used luminescent biomarkers to tag human cells, making them visible as glowing components within the developing pig hearts during the 21-day survival period.</span

The research team, led by Lai Liangxue, used luminescent biomarkers to tag human cells, making them visible as glowing components within the developing pig hearts during the 21-day survival period.

<span>Previous xenotransplantation attempts have shown mixed results, with David Bennett surviving 60 days after receiving a genetically modified pig heart in 2022, while Lawrence Faucette lived 40 days before rejection occurred in 2023.</span

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Previous xenotransplantation attempts have shown mixed results, with David Bennett surviving 60 days after receiving a genetically modified pig heart in 2022, while Lawrence Faucette lived 40 days before rejection occurred in 2023.

<span>The global organ shortage crisis affects over 100,000 Americans on transplant waiting lists, with 17 people dying daily while waiting for organs, driving research into human-animal chimeras as potential solutions.</span

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The global organ shortage crisis affects over 100,000 Americans on transplant waiting lists, with 17 people dying daily while waiting for organs, driving research into human-animal chimeras as potential solutions.

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Tiny human hearts grown in pig embryos for the first time

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These experiments raise serious ethical concerns about creating human-animal hybrids and exploiting animals for human benefit. The research involves genetic manipulation of sentient beings and could lead to unforeseen consequences, including potential viral transmission between species. Playing God with nature's boundaries demands extreme caution.

<span>These experiments raise serious ethical concerns about creating human-animal hybrids and exploiting animals for human benefit. The research involves genetic manipulation of sentient beings and could lead to unforeseen consequences, including potential viral transmission between species. Playing God with nature's boundaries demands extreme caution.</span>

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Human-animal hybrids: Can we justify the experiments?

Scientists Grow Human Hearts in Pig Embryos for 21 Days

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