Human/pig hybrid

[anon67074017]

This sounds like it goes against the natural order of life. Hybrids are not supposed to happen. This is especially true with humans. Only humans are created in the image of God.

 

[adamhovey1988]

“Has science gone too far?”

 

[Skittles73]

As long as human beings per se are not part of the experiment, I’d say ok.

ICXC NIKA

Wouldn’t the first person to be selected for an organ transplant through this process be part of the experiment?

 

[Roselle]

Sounds a little George Orwellian.

 

[womanatwell]

You can also grow all manner of human stuff on humans and only using that human’s cells (not other animals) and then transplant them to a better location.

Stem cells from our own body fat can be used and I’m sure there’s no shortage of that.

Scientists Use Stem Cells To Grow Body Parts In Their Lab, Including Noses, Ears, And Tear Ducts
medicaldaily.com/scientists-use-stem-cells-grow-body-parts-their-lab-including-noses-ears-and-tear-ducts-275122

A revolutionary procedure involving a patient’s own stem cells has allowed British researchers to grow artificial body parts in their lab, including noses, ears, tear ducts, and blood vessels, which they can then reattach to the patient’s body.

Researchers at the University College London have developed a technique they say is similar to baking a cake — only their oven is a little more sophisticated. They’ve already developed smaller organs, such as blood vessels and windpipes, although they hope to be the first scientists to transplant a nose made partly of stem cells. Last year, team leader Alexander Seifalian and his colleagues attached a lab-grown nose onto the arm of a British man who’d lost his own nose to cancer. The skin has engulfed the nose, accepting it; all that remains is the approval to transplant it.

The body parts are made of a polymer material that includes a scaffolding mold and stem cell samples taken from patients’ fat. To get the desired spongy texture for the man’s artificial nose, the team added a mixture of salt and sugar to the mold. Seifalian holds a patent on the polymer used to make noses and hopes to extend it to include other organs. Currently, he and his team are working on building coronary arteries, although ears are admittedly the most challenging.

Thanks for the reference. Just goes to show when there is a will to do things morally, there is a way.