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A month after a pig heart transplant, man works to regain strength with no rejection so far (www.ctvnews.ca)

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A month after a pig heart transplant, man works to regain strength with no rejection so far::It's been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig

and hospital video released Friday shows he's working hard to recover.

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[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 27 points 8 months ago

Why pig hearts? Is it just a size issue?

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 86 points 8 months ago

Pig organs are approximately the same size and configuration as human ones. They also share a very similar immune system and biochemistry. We also have experience breeding and genetically modifying them. This makes them the easiest option to modify for human use. Still not easy, but easiest.

[-] Surdon@lemm.ee 10 points 8 months ago

Oh so animal farm was literal?

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