22-03-2024, 04:07 PM
(This post was last modified: 22-03-2024, 04:11 PM by harm_less. Edited 1 time in total.)
Considering our last global pandemic arguably originated from zoonotic sources the risks of xenotransplantation should be regarded with extremely caution. Apart from this the implications of recipients of such porcine sourced material may well cause rejection by those whose religious faith shuns pigs (e.g. Jewish, moslems).
Assumedly the genetically altered pig would need to be disposed of once its usable organs had been harvested as the entire animal would have human genetics and therefore human consumption of it would amount to cannibalism, quite apart from the potential risks of consuming experimental animal tissue.
Assumedly the genetically altered pig would need to be disposed of once its usable organs had been harvested as the entire animal would have human genetics and therefore human consumption of it would amount to cannibalism, quite apart from the potential risks of consuming experimental animal tissue.