The breakthrough may lead one day to new supplies of animal organs for transplant into human patients.
Source: In a First, Man Receives a Heart From a Genetically Altered Pig
Oh my this is not good! I remember a few years ago when the US was all upset about Chinese “peasants” living with their animals, primarily chickens and _pigs_, and how all the amazing geniuses in the US were horrified that this would promote the exchange of animal viruses and humans. Well let me tell you as a microbiologist that living with your animals is nothing, _nothing_ at all compared to having their living cells implanted in you. And then given immunosuppressant drugs. Our medical establishment couldn’t design a better method for creating a pig virus that can infect humans if they tried.
Oh well it’s all good! The best can be made from the biggest mistakes and the worst can be made from the best intentions.
Be well all of you!