Pig Lung Transplants for Humans Move Closer

Ethicists object to creating human-animal hybrid

By Jane Yager, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 4, 2010 8:53 AM CST

(Newser) – Animal organ transplants in humans are now a step closer to reality: Scientists have successfully combined animal lungs with human blood, keeping a pig lung alive and functioning as the blood flowed through it. “The blood went into the lungs without oxygen and came... Read full story »

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