Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
by DrAwdeOccarim on Monday January 10, 2022 @07:14PM
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I doubt it. All disposed of according to hazardous waste rules. Also, large study animals are so important that most tissues and bits are studied during necropsy in close details with retained material kept frozen for years.
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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
by SomeHacker44 on Monday January 10, 2022 @07:27PM
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Actually, I heard an NPR story over the holidays about a tick borne disease that causes a meat allergy, and how pigs raised for another purpose then became suitable for butchering to eat their meat for people with that disease... So it happens in at least one case.
Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
by aaaaaaaaaaab on Monday January 10, 2022 @07:41PM
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“ In 2020 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved genetic modification of pigs so they do not produce alpha-gal sugars. Pigs developed with the trademarked name GalSafe may be able to be eaten safely by people with alpha-gal allergy.[44] They may also produce alpha-gal-safe drugs,[45] and their organs can also be used for xenotransplantation.”