Organs grown in genetically modified pigs could be transplanted into humans in as little as two years' time, scientists believe.

A persistent shortage of human organs has led experts to investigate methods of using pigs created with human genes, so that body parts grown in them can be harvested for use in patients without their immune systems rejecting them. Now scientists say that a trial transplanting pigs' corneas into humans with eye problems could begin by 2013.

Writing in today's edition of The Lancet, the Pittsburgh University team predict: "With new genetically modified pigs becoming available that
are likely to improve the outcome of cellular and corneal xenotransplantation further, we believe that clinical trials will be justified within the next two to three years."

Transplantation of larger organs, such as lungs, hearts and kidneys, is likely to take longer, due to problems with clots forming as well as too much bleeding, animal studies show.

"These problems mean that the longest survival time for pig organs in non-human primates to date ranges from a few days for lungs to around six to eight months for hearts, and trials of solid organ transplants of this nature in humans are likely to be several years away," they write.

But they add a one-off transplant may happen sooner. "Life-saving transplants of a pig liver or heart could be justified as a bridge until a human organ becomes available."

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8838707/GM-pigs-could-provide-human-organs-by-2013.html

www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8584443/Pigs-could-grow-human-organs-in-stem-cell-breakthrough.html

These scientists always want to outdo themselves. Question is, will anybody be desperate enough to recieve organs from a genetically modified pig?

awwwwww cute

dominique: These scientists always want to outdo themselves. Question is, will anybody be desperate enough to recieve organs from a genetically modified pig?

Apparently you have never been very sick, nor know anyone like that

Will they f uck like humans too?

But this will put the Nigerian ritualist killers out of business

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm wonders av ended... Very soon rat transplant will tk place. Good development though

Soon humans will start thinking nd behaving like pigs

dominique: These scientists always want to outdo themselves. Question is, will anybody be desperate enough to recieve organs from a genetically modified pig?

No, they'd rather pray to the gods of Adebole and Oledepo for a miracle.. Nonsense..

And if a bit of d genes of d pig enta,na to dey baff for mud be dt o

ekt_bear: But this will put the Nigerian ritualist killers out of business

Na, aboki go stop to dey give u free animal innards..

Dogs look up to us cos we are faithful masters,
Cats look down on us cos they think humans are insatiable creatures.
But Pigs?
I don't understand
They think we are equals

Alfred200825: Soon humans will start thinking nd behaving like pigs

Aren't they already? NL is full of them.

Michky: Aren't they already? NL is full of them. Thank God we have good thinkers too.

So are you a pig or a thinker?

ITbomb: Dogs look up to us cos we are faithful masters,
Cats look down on us cos they think humans are insatiable creatures.
But Pigs?
I don't understand
They think we are equals

LMAO!

musKeeto:
So are you a pig or a thinker?

Ofcourse am one great thinker. Atleast pigs will soon be able to provide human organ subs soon. Question is, of what use is mosquito?

Michky: Ofcourse am one great thinker.

Yeah, even pigs think...

Michky: Ofcourse am one great thinker.

he means thinking like a pig

musKeeto:
Yeah, even pigs think...

Atleast pigs will soon be able to provide human organ subs soon. Question is, of what use is mosquito? Noisy blood suckers! I feel like slapping hell outta them sometimes!

Area_boy:

he means thinking like a pig

It takes one to know one

na then you go see people come enter in relationship with pig...... So which name them go give am, pigaylesbian?

.

哈哈！

ITbomb: Dogs look up to us cos we are faithful masters,
Cats look down on us cos they think humans are insatiable creatures.
But Pigs?
I don't understand
They think we are equals

...waiting mood

At least if it works out well, there wouldn't be any need begging for a kidney donor! Science, I hail thee!

I am not surprised .. I saw a pig fly the other day!

dominique: These scientists always want to outdo themselves. Question is, will anybody be desperate enough to recieve organs from a genetically modified pig?

you are obviously ignorant...
Who gets to make of choice of where a donor organ is coming from in the face of death as the alternative?

Ends shall never wonder. I comment my reserve.

slimyem: you are obviously ignorant...
Who gets to make of choice of where a donor organ is coming from in the face of death as the alternative?

Don't be so sure. Some people don't allow "life-saving" transfusion

ekt_bear: But this will put the Nigerian ritualist killers out of business

n our miracle/pastorprenurs

Minion: ur retardness, pigs will have human organs in 2013
Hades: yea right, also dragons will have insect organs in 2013
red mosquito: mosquitoes will also have elephant organs

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