Article 2Z9W3 Should we transplant pig organs into humans? | Chas Newkey-Burden and Susan Watts

Should we transplant pig organs into humans? | Chas Newkey-Burden and Susan Watts

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Chas Newkey-Burden and Susan Watts
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With a breakthrough in gene editing, the prospect of breeding animals to harvest their organs looms. Chas Newkey-Burden and Susan Watts go head to head

Pigs are intelligent creatures with social instincts and emotional depth. We are so closely related to them that their hearts can replace our own. But what sort of person would kill a relative for spare parts?

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