US man who got 1st pig heart transplant dies after 2 months

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I mean he was practically dead anyway and they did some crazy science shyt and gave him two more months to live....

5 years from now, instead of 2 extra months to live it might be 2 years extra.

10 years from now, instead of 2 extra months to live it might be 20 years extra.

If that shyt saves me in the future Im all for it. I'll gladly take a pig heart....fukk it :yeshrug:
Yeah surviving 2 months with a non natural/human heart is amazing.
 

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Unfortunate, but it's still a step forward for medical science.

Keep in mind that this guy was dying anyway and wasn't eligible for a normal heart transplant (and there aren't enough human hearts to go around anyway). The pig heart bought him a few months.


Hopefully they can use the data here to advance the technology in the future.

exactly. It's legitimately amazing that he lived 2 months with a heart from a completely different species.

Sucks that we're going to die before they perfect the technology. Our Our great great great great great great great great great kids are gonna be able to put on some glasses and have the vision of a fukking eagle :russ:
 
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When I'm old and decrepit and someone can put a pig's heart in me so I can spend 2 more months alive with my kids and grandkids, better believe I will sign up for that shyt.

It is amazing that this worked, science is incredible

Hopefully they can unlock the genetic key to advance this even further
 

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When I'm old and decrepit and someone can put a pig's heart in me so I can spend 2 more months alive with my kids and grandkids, better believe I will sign up for that shyt.

It is amazing that this worked, science is incredible

Hopefully they can unlock the genetic key to advance this even further
People forget insulin itself was/is currently harvested from pigs
 

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should've built his own
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