Man Receives a Heart From a Genetically Altered Pig

[Serious]

In a First, Man Receives a Heart From a Genetically Altered Pig

 

[Regular_P]

I read this yesterday. Pretty wild that this worked. Very likely a turning point in organ replacements.

 

[mc_brew]

must have been a cop in a previous life.....

 

[hashmander]

damn the swine giveth and taketh with their delicious artery clogging bacon.

 

[kdslittlebro]

That’s pretty dope the rest of his life is basically an experiment

 

[chineebai]

as a last resort, why not? dope shyt.

 

[Pressure]

Powered by pork

 

[el_oh_el]

While cool, I think I'd always be worried about living on borrowed time

 

[wire28]

Does he need piggy tacrolimus too

 

[acri1]

While cool, I think I'd always be worried about living on borrowed time

Sure, but dude was already dying anyway and ineligible for a normal transplant. In that type of situation you really have nothing to lose

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

While cool, I think I'd always be worried about living on borrowed time

I mean it was die or live on borrowed time. At least he’s getting more time

 

[Wargames]

If this works a lot of people’s lives will be saved.

 

[acri1]

If this works a lot of people’s lives will be saved.

No doubt. There are a lot more people who need heart transplants than there are human hearts available from donors.

Still, hopefully by the time I'm old they'll be able to clone a copy of your own heart from your DNA but if not and push comes to shove I'll take a pig heart

 

[88m3]

no pork on my fork





this is great news honestly

 

[mc_brew]

some of you have never watched final destination... you can't cheat death....