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My animal heart

2024/10/2
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The episode explores xenotransplantation, the process of transplanting animal organs into humans, as a potential solution to the organ shortage crisis.
  • 17 Americans die daily waiting for organ transplants.
  • Xenotransplantation offers a possible solution to the organ shortage.
  • Pigs are the primary animal for xenotransplantation due to organ size and function similarities to humans.

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Doctors have started transplanting animal organs into people, hoping this experimental procedure could one day solve an organ shortage crisis that kills 17 Americans every day. Is this really the solution?

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