Growing human organs in pigs?

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Growing human organs in pigs?

Post by grytters » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:59 am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36437428

Wasn't something like this trialled in the 1970s when doctors grafted ears grown in pigs onto people who'd lost their own?

It was discontinued when the patients complained all they could hear was crackling…
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Re: Growing human organs in pigs?

Post by QuakerPete » Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:11 pm

Expecting a Cameron joke, but it was better

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Re: Growing human organs in pigs?

Post by joejaques » Tue Jun 07, 2016 9:27 am

This puts a new spin on Animal Farm. All pigs are equal.................... :roll:
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