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MIRUGAM · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:10 pm Post subject:

dO YOU NEED IJN NUMBER? Laughing

rishi · Senior Member Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 620

manya mahal oo... Crying or Very sad

MIRUGAM · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:40 pm Post subject:

don't worry....all of us can chip in..... Wink

...for you ...

blackmafia · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject:

or we can chip ur heart out free no charge at all....no heart then no attack

rishi · Senior Member Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 620

i'll become heartless creature... Shocked

super...

blackmafia · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:48 am Post subject:

dont worry we will replace with a kidney Cool

rishi · Senior Member Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 620

a kidney in the place where my heart is? Shocked

its ok black, i'd rather donate the kidney to the more needy Cool

VJeyaa · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:51 am Post subject:

the most compatible animal to donate heart to humans is the pig. They tried heart transplant from baboons before but turned out fatal as the immuno system rejected the baboons heart.

Refer here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/world/south_asia/122563.stm

Lab report confirms pig-to-human heart transplant

An Indian surgeon who says he successfully transplanted a pig's heart into a dying man has been vindicated by India's central forensic laboratory in a report seen by the BBC.

The surgeon, Dhani Ram Baruah, who comes from the north-eastern state of Assam, says he carried out the operation on New Year's Day last year, and that the patient named as Purno Saikia survived for seven days.

After he made the claim, the authorities in Assam jailed him on suspicion of murder and fraud, and arsonists burned down his institute.

But the report confirms that he did indeed carry out such a transplant.

Dr Baruah, who's currently on bail, says he may now sue the Assam government.

He says the operation was justified as the man was dying.

He advocates further research on animal-to-human transplants to compensate for a shortage of human organs available for transplant.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service

Refer here also: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1740316.stm

Animal transplants: A step closer?

Scientists have produced genetically engineered pig clones with organs designed for human transplants. BBC News Online looks at the implications.
What is special about the pigs?

The pigs have been genetically engineered in a way that should make their organs more suitable for transplant into humans.

A gene that would normally lead pig organs to be rejected by the human body has been switched off.

The new litter of cloned piglets

In theory this makes the pig tissue a closer match for human transplant operations.

However, the human immune system is extremely complex and further work will be needed to find out if this really is the case.

The fact that the genetically engineered pigs are clones would potentially allow a ready supply of organs to be produced. However, the cloning process must be made more efficient if this is ever to become a reality.

Why pigs?

Many experts regard pigs as the most suitable animals for breeding for organs for a number of reasons:

A pig's heart is about the same size as a human heart. Pig heart valves have been used in human heart surgery for over a decade.
Pigs have already been cloned and genetically engineered.
Scientists understand something of what they need to do to make pig organs less likely to be rejected by the human immune system after transplantation.
What are the future applications of xenotransplantation?
The pig clones, produced by PPL Therapeutics, and similar research by other biopharmaceutical companies, are the first steps towards providing animal organs and tissues for human transplants (xenotransplantation).

If xenotransplantation becomes a reality, it will be a multi-billion dollar business. This is one reason why the companies involved are keen to report any progress as soon as possible.

The first pig clones were revealed in March 2000

However, there are still major problems to be overcome. One obstacle is the theoretical possibility that pig tissue could infect patients with pig viruses.

An investigation by British scientists into the risks of animal transplants into organs has warned that a virus called porcine endogenous retrovirus can infect human cells in the laboratory.

A year ago, the UK Government agency responsible for regulating xenotransplantation research said human trials remained some way off. It also found fault with overzealous researchers for creating what it called "inflated expectations about the promise of xeno-organ transplants".

What is likely to happen next?

The work by PPL Therapeutics has yet to be published in a scientific journal. Many scientists will be waiting to see whether the research can be reproduced.

PPL says one of its first targets is to produce pig pancreatic tissue that can be transplanted into human diabetic patients who lack insulin because of defective cells in the pancreas.

The company says experiments will be carried out on monkeys first.

Human clinical trials are not likely to take place for several years.
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VJeyaa · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:56 am Post subject:

So rishi - what are you waiting for? Buy a pig, transplant its heart to you and then roast the pig and feast on it with family and freinds. Cool

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rishi · Senior Member Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 620

awwww.... J....

how can eat the pig which is giving its heart to me..