New York surgeons transplanted a pig's kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it's worked normally

New York surgeons transplanted a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it’s worked normally

  • thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com
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    1 year ago

    I’m betting that we’ll be able to clone organs before this is ever a truly viable option. It might be used as a stop gap until an organ is grown, but I seriously doubt it’ll be a main course of treatment.

    • UFO
      2·
      1 year ago

      I think you’re right but I also bet there is overlapping technology between the two.