One month after an experimental procedure to transplant the heart of a genetically modified pig into a patient with end-stage heart disease, doctors say the heart is functioning on its own and shows no signs of rejection.
Utilization of a new perfusion method commercialized by the Swedish company XVIVO for storing and treating the donor heart after it’s harvested. The heart was bathed in a special blend of hormones, electrolytes, nutrients, and dissolved cocaine, all of which contribute to minimizing ischemic injury and shown in prior studies to significantly extend xenograft viability.
Just thought I’d highlight that
Nice
Science is amazing
Gotta keep those muscle enzymes high or something
And they is bad…
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