Submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world [bot] to technology@lemmy.world
A month after a pig heart transplant, man works to regain strength with no rejection so far::It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig — and hospital video released Friday shows he’s working hard to recover.
Real life zombie pigman
We all know he has a gold sword somewhere in his house.
See ? show this to the next person who says ACAB
Man, and I thought I had bacon in my heart
Why pig hearts? Is it just a size issue?
Pig organs are approximately the same size and configuration as human ones. They also share a very similar immune system and biochemistry. We also have experience breeding and genetically modifying them. This makes them the easiest option to modify for human use. Still not easy, but easiest.
Oh so animal farm was literal?
Bird hearts are too fowl.
Unexpected Lol. Well done.
Dammit Dad. Fine, take my angry upvote.
Skill issue, actually
Has he gained any pig-like superpowers so far?
Jim haggerty? You survived?
AccidentalLemming@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Growing genetically modified pigs with human-like hearts to save human lives? The ethics of that are a bit complicated, but from a STEM perspective it’s a really fascinating idea. What a time to be alive.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 year ago
There’s nothing ethically wrong with this until we consider eating meat unethical. As a society, we’re nowhere near that.
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AccidentalLemming@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You’re breeding and killing an animal for its organs, and some would find that unethical. But you are doing it to save a human life, so it’s a bit of a trolley problem I suppose.
name_NULL111653@pawb.social 1 year ago
As much as I love animals (more than most people I meet), as a species we must value human life over animal life to some extent. Suffering for corporate exploitation? No, that’s cruel and evil. Minimal suffering in an organism to save a human life? I wish there was a way to keep it from being sentient (so no suffering is felt), but I believe it’s a fair trade for a human life. But yes, we must always strive to minimize the suffering we cause.
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I definitely don’t value humans enough to use an animal as an incubator for a heart. It’s cruel and extremely unethical. Nothing will ever convince me otherwise that animals don’t also deserve life just the same as humans.
Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 1 year ago
Are you vegan?