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From the article: "[pigs] they can be genetically manipulated to produce organs less likely to be rejected on transplantation." Is this true? How would these
by thegabriele 5y ago
From the article:
"[pigs] they can be genetically manipulated to produce organs less likely to be rejected on transplantation."
Is this true? How would these manipulations be carried out?
- moffkalast 5y agoDoctor: "Now, most hearts couldn't withstand this voltage ... but I'm fairly certain your heart..." Pig: "What was noise?" Doctor: "The sound of progress, my friend."
- Rallen89 5y agoThis video is a good overview of the whole thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d8svvqX1c0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d8svvqX1c0
- albrewer 5y agoThere's a sugar that most animals produce but humans don't[0]. These pigs have been genetically modified to not produce that sugar, the thought being that that's what's responsible for the xenotransplantation rejections[1]. [0] https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/alpha-gal/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/alpha-gal/index.html [1] https://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/20201214/fda-oks-genomic-alteration-of-pigs-for-human-food-possible-medical-uses https://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/20201214/fda-oks-ge...
- s1artibartfast 5y agoIt is also becoming more common in drug research. It is fairly common to adapt animal genomes to be closer to that of humans so that the drugs will work in similar ways.