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The article says; "Almost 22 years later the first ever xenotransplant has finally taken place." They seem to have forgotten about this baboon-to-human heart t
by anonymousiam 5y ago
The article says; "Almost 22 years later the first ever xenotransplant has finally taken place."
They seem to have forgotten about this baboon-to-human heart transplant from 1984.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Fae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Fae
- kdtop 5y agoYeah, that caught my eye. I did a little research and the first xenotransplant of any kind was somewhere about 1838 -- of a cornea from a pig (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684730/)
- netfl0 5y agoThis is friggin crazy.
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- dqv 5y agoA podcast called Straight Talk MD talks about several different weird transplants like this in this episode: https://pca.st/episode/1628074d-b415-477b-b1f6-81c9d81fc261 https://pca.st/episode/1628074d-b415-477b-b1f6-81c9d81fc261 (For Fame or Money? The Dark Side of Ten Amazing Medical Firsts on Straight Talk MD) Of note is the disastrous synthetic heart in the 90’s. I was surprised that such a thing was attempted.
- wonderwonder 5y agoOptimally the synthetic kidney is more successful https://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/news/2021/09/kidney-project-successfully-tests-prototype-bioartificial-kidney https://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/news/2021/09/kidney-project-succes...