Originally published at: Man lives six weeks with pig's heart | Boing Boing
…
3 Likes
This is really amazing progress. Every time they do this they learn more and get us closer to having repeatable success.
7 Likes
Amazing medical achievement but this is one of the greatest known dangers of xenotransplantation:
That sounds like a really good way to help a new virus adapt to infect the human population.
8 Likes
This guy is a true hero. He knew his end was near and allowed this to help medical knowledge move forward. Future patients will live because of his sacrifice.
15 Likes
Okay, but how is the pig doing with the man’s heart?
5 Likes
He started to walk upright, called himself Napoleon, and things went…downhill from there.
5 Likes
Surely the transplant took care of the heart disease problem?
“Things took a turn for the worse during the final days” by definition. Find me one case where they took a turn for the better
This topic was automatically closed after 5 days. New replies are no longer allowed.
