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There are no benefits of xenotransplantation. The studies have killed nearly every primate who has been operated on, and almost the pig hearts were rejected, but yet the drug co. wants to offer pig hearts up for use despite the results! Does that sound like benefits to you?
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Tsk Tsk, xenotransplantation will save lives, People on the waiting list for an organ will survive thanks to xenotransplantation, besides, waiting for an organ may cost months maybe years of your life... and you just might die waiting for an organ!
Xenotransplantation is necessary if you value your life and care for your friends and family.
Scientist are studying a medicine called cyclosporine, a drug to fight rejection, and scientist aren't only using hearts from pigs, they use other organs such as kidney, liver etc.
Organs will be easier to come by and researchers get an oppurtunity to make some money.
So it all depends on your perspective on Xenotransplantation.
Researchers are still studying long term affects due to the short lived pig
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∙ 14y agoMore organs will be available for people on the transplant list
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How is xenotransplantation done?
From pigs
Animals used for xenotransplantation?
Pigs are used.
What are anti-campaigers for xenotransplantation?
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Who should make the decisions on xenotransplantation?
doctors.
What does the xenotransplantation operation entail?
With xenotransplantation, non-human tissue or organs is transplanted into human recipients. Basically, it means that organs from a pig are transferred to a human.
What are the processes of xenotransplantation?
Xenotransplantation is the transfer of living cells, tissues and/or organs from non-human animal species into humans. Technically it could be the other way around or between any two species. Xenotransplantation is currently not a recognized medical practice in industrialized countries, but has the potential to encompass a broad spectrum of applications.
Transferring of an organ from one species to another is called?
xenotransplantation
What are the disadvantagers of xenotransplantation?
From the FDA website: Although the potential benefits are considerable, the use of xenotransplantation raises concerns regarding the potential infection of recipients with both recognized and unrecognized infectious agents and the possible subsequent transmission to their close contacts and into the general human population. Of public health concern is the potential for cross-species infection by retroviruses, which may be latent and lead to disease years after infection. Moreover, new infectious agents may not be readily identifiable with current techniques.
What do you think about xenotransplantation?
For anyone who doesn't know xenotransplantation involves taking an animal's organs or tissues and putting them into humans. At first glance it sounds disgusting and scary but it could be the difference between life and death for the many people who die from needing an organ transplant. Currently there's a shortage of available organs so this is a new idea that scientists are trying to perfect. There are many risks and many benefits to this procedure and I would like to know your thoughts on it.
Xenotransplantation-is it a question of morality?
It is a question of morals. Is it right to transplant animal cells, tissues or organs into humans?
What are the disadvantages of using animation?
Well, the huge disadvantage is that they do not work when used for animal-to-human transplantation (xenotransplantation), compared to allotransplantation (human-to-human). The other main disadvantage is the risk of transmitting diseases from animals to humans. Please see related link on xenotransplantation for further details.
What is the least likely reason that pigs have been chosen as donors for humans in the process of xenotransplantation?
Same DNA as humans
