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Pig lung transplanted into a human

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echelon ◴[] 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.

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whimsicalism ◴[] No.45078234[source]
odd comment, the US is at the forefront of pig organ transplants?
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echelon ◴[] 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.

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1. whimsicalism ◴[] No.45078750[source]
you’re wrong, but i won’t dispute the central notion that the regulatory environment is tougher in the US https://sciencemediacentre.es/en/reactions-kidney-transplant...