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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by monkeybutton on Monday January 10, 2022 @05:23PM (#29883662)
What about growing human organs in pigs? Like the pigoons from Oryx and Crake.

http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/content.asp?Bnum=1177

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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by TulliusCicero on Monday January 10, 2022 @05:54PM (#29884112)
Then you have the reverse problem of the pigs rejecting the human organs, I suppose.
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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by grumple on Monday January 10, 2022 @06:35PM (#29884681)
I guess you could immunosuppress the pigs until maturity, then transplant the organ?
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