Xenotransplantation
The number of people in need of hearts, livers, kidneys, lungs, pancreases, and transplanted cells are in the thousands. The supply of human organs and tissues is and always will be insufficient to satisfy the great needs. Scientists looked in , the transplanting of tissues and organs from animals to humans, as a possible answer to the dilemma. Organs from pigs, goats, lambs, and monkeys were all tried and rejected by the recipient human. The human body rejects forgein tissue. The rejection process destroys the capillaries in the newly transplanted organ, causing it to hemorrhage massively. Scientists are currently working with a hyperacute rejection preventative, that would ...
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about them being slaughtered for transplants since they are currently being killed for human consumption.
could affect the overall quality of human life, if perfected. People would suffer less from hemophilia, diabetes, Alzeimers, Parkinson’s diseases, and aids. People would no longer have to wait for transplants from other humans, for the animal supply would be abundant. It would affect me personally much in the same way. If any family member, friend, or even I myself were in need of a transplant of some sort, there would be necessary organs available from animals. The animals’ organs being functional in humans could possibly save my life, or even extend it to the point were a human organ was available. If this medical miracle is perfected, I could possibly save myself the sadness of losing a friend, family member, or acquaintance. My emotional sufferings from the death of a person close to me would no longer be present, for they would receive an organ, tissue, ...
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