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Researchers at the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health successfully grew beating human hearts inside pig embryos for 21 days, marking the first time human heart cells have survived in pig embryos for this duration.</span

Researchers at the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health successfully grew beating human hearts inside pig embryos for 21 days, marking the first time human heart cells have survived in pig embryos for this duration.

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

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.

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.

Lai and his colleagues presented these groundbreaking findings this week at the International Society for Stem Cell Research annual meeting in Hong Kong, claiming significant progress in developing human-animal chimeras for organ transplantation.

Lai and his colleagues presented these groundbreaking findings this week at the International Society for Stem Cell Research annual meeting in Hong Kong, claiming significant progress in developing human-animal chimeras for organ transplantation.

Previous xenotransplantation attempts — the transplantation of cells, tissues, or organs between species — 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. Pigs are considered promising donor animals due to the size and anatomical similarity of their organs to those of humans.

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Previous xenotransplantation attempts — the transplantation of cells, tissues, or organs between species — 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. Pigs are considered promising donor animals due to the size and anatomical similarity of their organs to those of humans.

More than 100,000 Americans are currently on organ transplant waiting lists, with an estimated 17 people dying each day while waiting. These persistent shortages have led researchers to explore human-animal chimeras as a potential source of transplantable organs.

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More than 100,000 Americans are currently on organ transplant waiting lists, with an estimated 17 people dying each day while waiting. These persistent shortages have led researchers to explore human-animal chimeras as a potential source of transplantable organs.

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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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Scientists Grow Human Hearts in Pig Embryos for 21 Days

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This breakthrough represents a monumental leap toward solving the organ shortage crisis that kills thousands annually. Growing human hearts in pig embryos for three weeks proves the concept works and brings hope to desperate patients on transplant lists. The technology could revolutionize medicine by providing unlimited organ supplies.

This breakthrough represents a monumental leap toward solving the organ shortage crisis that kills thousands annually. Growing human hearts in pig embryos for three weeks proves the concept works and brings hope to desperate patients on transplant lists. The technology could revolutionize medicine by providing unlimited organ supplies.

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