{"id":161362,"date":"2024-04-01T09:06:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T15:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/?p=161362"},"modified":"2024-12-10T17:16:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T23:16:50","slug":"xenotransplantation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/health\/xenotransplantation\/","title":{"rendered":"Xenotransplantation: Successful Cases and the Next Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

All organ donations<\/strong> are made voluntarily, but they cover only 10% of the global need, which is why xenotransplantation<\/strong> has brought new hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As gene editing brings us closer to such a possibility, it\u2019s important to know what it is and what bioethical issues it presents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Xenotransplantation?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Xenotransplantation involves transferring cells, tissues<\/a>, or organs from animals to humans. For 300 years<\/a> this procedure was something that only existed in the imagination. The first documented attempts included blood transfusions and frog-skin grafts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 1960s, French and American scientists attempted, unsuccessfully, to use chimpanzee and baboon hearts and kidneys as replacements for diseased organs in humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over time, the genome sequencing of thousands of species has revived these ideas. DNA sequencing has brought pigs to the fore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reproductive maturity of these animals, their gestation period, and the size of their organs has qualified them as the best candidates for these procedures.<\/strong> Another significant step was the human experience of exploiting them for meat production, something that seems to translate into unlimited access to organs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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