Pig lung transplanted into a human

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echelon ◴[30 Aug 25 18:54 UTC] No.45077085[source]▶

I can't imagine the red tape this research would have had to deal with in America.

China is doing amazing work.

Of course it failed, but it's one step in a long journey.

odd comment, the US is at the forefront of pig organ transplants?

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echelon ◴[30 Aug 25 22:26 UTC] No.45078537[source]▶

There was no life saving here. This was performed in a brain dead person simply to determine the science outcomes.

The brain dead person was used as a living experiment, and they were watching for immunological response.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I have never read of this happening in the US. There's far too much red tape.

1. n2d4 ◴[30 Aug 25 22:44 UTC] No.45078629[source]▶

You need to update your priors or assign less confidence to them. A pig heart transplant was completed (successfully) in the US a few years ago: https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2022/university-of-...

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2. echelon ◴[30 Aug 25 22:47 UTC] No.45078653[source]▶

You're not reading my comment. Go back and read it again.

My entire point is that China is experimenting on BRAIN DEAD living bodies as test tubes.

This is a way to accelerate much faster since there are far more brain dead patients and no effort needs to be made to keep the patient alive.

They're effectively using these bodies as lab experiments. It's an incredibly smart move by China.

Without the red tape and with an endless stream of brain dead bodies, they're going to leapfrog America quickly with this technology.