U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient

Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by Simon_O_Rourke on Monday January 10, 2022 @05:04PM (#29883385)

The poor guy, not only is he on immunosuppressant drugs for the rest of his days, but he's a new type of walking transgenic disease vector.

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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by lr4444lr on Monday January 10, 2022 @05:04PM (#29883396)

Beats dying in vain wait for a donor.

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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by Ensorceled on Monday January 10, 2022 @05:15PM (#29883550)

Lucky guy isn't dead!

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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by gitgrump on Monday January 10, 2022 @06:08PM (#29884327)

Transplant recipients are on immunosuppressants forever anyway, so this is as inconvenient as receiving a human heart. And hey, it beats being dead!

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