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Within two to three years, people will begin to transplant pig hearts, said British surgeon Terence English. By his According to this year, the first-ever kidney transplant is planned. pigs to man. This was reported by The Guardian.
If the result of transplantation of a pig organ to a person will be satisfactory, then a transplant will very soon become possible hearts. According to the surgeon, this will help solve the shortage problem. donor organs, the demand for which has recently been significantly increased.
Currently in the UK about 300 people expect heart transplant, so scientists are looking for all kinds of solutions this problem. Given these circumstances, the pig’s organs are the best alternative due to their size.
The so-called xenotransplantation (organ transplant from one look different), becomes possible thanks to the latest developments in genetic engineering, which adapts organs to their use as a donor. Some experts believe that such operations are always associated with a certain risk, and therefore not should be tested in humans.
Andrey Vetrov
Time
