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Saving humans using pig transplants. Do you have issues with it? In 2017 I had my aortic vale replaced with a pig valve. Today they are using pig hearts for heart transplants. So far two have been done.
In one the person died after a few months. The second one was done September 20th. So far so good. The heart is a genetically-modified pig heart. We have this from BioEdge.
Transplanting animal organs (xenotransplantation) is potentially life-saving but risky. It could transmit a pathogen from the animal to human or trigger a dangerous immune response..
Three genes—responsible for a rapid antibody-mediated rejection of pig organs by humans—were “knocked out” in the donor pig. Six human genes responsible for immune acceptance of the pig heart were inserted into the genome. One additional gene in the pig was knocked out to prevent excessive growth of the pig heart tissue, for a total of 10 unique gene edits made in the donor pig.
Some may say this is playing God, and others may say save the pigs.
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