Pig lung transplants for humans move closer

So, instead of pigs 'saving' humans lives via staple, they will be saving lives via transplant...to me it is no different than killing it for food.

this is some pretty cool science but at the same time it makes me wonder how moral this is. it is hard to say where a line should be drawn.

I wonder how much human dna in a pig it takes before its more human than pig and then subject to the rights and responsibilities entailed therein.

as long as i can still have my bacon, take the rest as you will.

Pigs only live about seven years.
In the future - they'll have piggies built with a custom designed genetic make up that allows their organs to survive a long time in an individual without rejection problems.

Widoe piggies.

USA! USA! USA!

If it works. Rock and roll.

Pig blood vessels have been successfully transplanted into humans for decades, so I am not surprised. If this technology can save lives, why not, considering the number of people who die for want of a transplant that never comes.

I think this is good for us, they aren't exactly doing this for fun. If there was enough organ donors i am sure that they would be doing other research, but there isn't they may havesolved a problem that in our growing society will be getting larger.

This can grow into a mutually beneficial relations between animals and humans. We can steal organs from each other juvenile populations and give them to ourselves so we can live longer.

Would be a bit of a costly asthma cure,but for those with more serious problems like lung cancer or something like that,this could be a life saver! For those wondering about the asthma thing in what I wrote here,well...I've had a few MAJOR attacks! Whenever there's a potential cure for ANYTHING I say it's worth trying,because saving lives is a pretty worthy deed !

And....it will be great when science can grow new organs in a petri dish, thereby not killing one animal to save another.

I know hybrids have occured in the tree/vegetable world. I suppose the "scary" part is the fact that one day, humans may be comprised of other pieces and parts they were not originally designed for. However, humans weren't designed to NOT have a functioning liver, or functioning kidneys, or good lungs.
I suppose this is inevitable, and it is not all bad.
I knew a lady who refused a heart valve because an animal (pig) would have to be killed in order for her to live. She's dead now, BTW.
So this brings up another ethical question for some people, too.

Great maybe in 5 years I can have part of my lung back!
Not kidding.

This has the potential to go to some very strange places.

Um, we ARE animals, Mr. Medical Ethicist.

I personally do not see anything wrong with it, chickens can be injected with growth hormones for food.