X-Message-Number: 29825
From: "Basie" <>
Subject: Pig brains may be transplanted into  humans in 2 years
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:09:08 -0400

Doctor: pigs with human organs 2 years off
LONDON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- One of Britain's top doctors says pigs grown with 
transplantable human organs could be bred within two years.

Professor Robert Winston of Imperial College in London said his laboratory 
has produced its first litter of experimental pigs, The Daily Mail reported 
Monday.

Winston's research aims to breed pigs with modified sperm that blocks genes 
that trigger the immune system. Those modifications would allow major organs 
to be transplanted into humans without fear of the organ being rejected by 
the body.

"The key is to create animals with a human-like immune system, which will 
not be rejected," he said.

"I believe we are two years away from breeding these animals, they are very 
close."

However, Winston lamented government bureaucracy that he credits with 
causing delays that threaten the project.

"Bureaucracy has held up this experiment, and for any investor that's deeply 
disconcerting," he said.

Copyright 2007 by United Press International. All Rights Reserved.
I guess  most parts of pig brains could be transplanted into  humans who 
have brain damage to areas that do not affect their  humanity part. At what 
point do you become a pig?

Basie

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