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One month after experimental pig heart transplant, doctors say they see no signs of rejection or infection (www.cnn.com)
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One month after experimental pig heart transplant, doctors say they see no signs of rejection or infection::One month after an experimental procedure to transplant the heart of a genetically modified pig into a patient with end-stage heart disease, doctors say the heart is functioning on its own and shows no signs of rejection.

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[–] kinther 1 points 1 year ago

Given the hivemind that are social media websites and their tendency to lean toward "mmm bacon", you never know who will react when you talk about the ethics behind killing animals. Even planting the seed of considering them not just bio-bags of spare organs could lead someone to question their consumption of meat down the road.