Posted on 01/29/2025 10:54:52 AM PST by Miami Rebel
An Alabama woman passed a major milestone Saturday to become the longest living recipient of a pig organ transplant – healthy and full of energy with her new kidney for 61 days and counting. “I’m superwoman,” Towana Looney told The Associated Press, laughing about outpacing family members on long walks around New York City as she continues her recovery. “It’s a new take on life.” Looney’s vibrant recovery is a morale boost in the quest to make animal-to-human transplants a reality. Only four other Americans have received hugely experimental transplants of gene-edited pig organs – two hearts and two kidneys – and none lived more than two months.
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the young muslim american said, WHAT?!
Nobody will require the young Muslim American to take one.
This is very true, however, 10s of thousands of Americans including myself have animal parts implanted in their bodies to help live a normal life.
Personally, I have an aortic valve made from a pig valve implanted last June when I had open heart surgery.
In my case, they’re no anti-rejection drugs required to keep the body from rejecting the valve.
Real medical progress will be when we can grow replacement organs tailored for the immune systems of individuals to replace failed organs.
Bill Clinton has had his new schlong for two years?
Auuuugh! Two months! Dammit!
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“Other than needing to suppress an irresistible urge to ‘,Oink’ when she is happy or claw into gardens looking for truffles, the patient is making a full recovery from her organ transplant, with no negative side effects.”. //
That’s....not...kosher.
Of course, there's always the drama, like the patient is about to die because of kidney failure. The truth is that probably 95% of those in kidney failure have an option -- dialysis. It sure ain't no fun, but some people believe it is an option better than death.
Kidney disease can often be managed, but not always, and this is an excellent option. It's been in the works for many years and finally reached success. How great!
The big problem has been rejection, but the company that supplied the kidney used genetic alterations on that piggy to wipe out the factors that caused the rejection -- at least, it sure appears that way. Two months for this lady is a little too early to make a final call -- but it is sure a very positive sign! Hooray for modern medicine. Expect more stories like this
Is that the norm? Do most people not need anti-rejection drugs when using pig organs?
The only perfect organ transplant is between identical twins, or clones.
With a clone you would have a very young organ that was a perfect match.
Of course to do this would require money, secrecy, an extreme lack of morals, time to mature the clone and a willing clinic.
If this seems unlikely remember that they can clone your pet dog now... for a price.
If clones were used to sustain a matching body (or more likely (brain/spine) you would have a rudimentary way to bridge between end-of-life and a not too distant future when a more practical extension would become possible.
This is hideous but far more likely to succeed than cryogenics which is a method unlikely to work at all.
I’m not 100% sure but I would imagine an animal kidney or other organ would require such a drug, I do know for sure a pig heart valve does not require such drugs
The Israeli Council of Rabbis has said using pig valves to repair hearts is kosher because you are not eating it and because it is done to save a life.
This is essentially the same thing.
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