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What are the advantages and disadvantages of using animals as organ donors for humans should humans use other animals for organ transplants?
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∙ 12y ago
The advantages with using animal organs for transplants to human's (xenotransplantation) are that humans that are in need of an organ, will not have to wait as long. People who are on the donor list have to wait a long time for the organ they need, as blood type, size and the death of someone willing to donate their organs, need to be beared in mind. Hope this helps
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoPeople seem to assume that xenotransplantation happens far more frequently than it actually does occur. Animal organs are not used at all frequently, since animal organs are not similar to human organs, and are not suitable for maintaining function within the human body. They simply do not work.
In very rare circumstances they can be used to try and bridge a gap until a human organ becomes available. They are never used as a long term solution (because they do not work long term).
Whether they should be used or not is practically irrelevant, since they cannot be used as a long term solution.
Please see related link for more indepth information on xenotransplantation.
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∙ 15y agocoz it would react badly victoria thomas is not a legend =] Some religions dont allow you to have animal organs e.g Jewish and Muslims are not aloud pigs organs.
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