CURRENT EVENT | April 4, 2024
An organ transplant can be a lifesaving treatment for people with missing or damaged organs. Now scientists are working with research farms to clone pigs that can provide these essential organs for humans who need them. Proponents of using cloned animals, genetically modified to make their organs safe for humans, believe the animals are a solution for the shortage of donor organs for sick people. But critics of animal-to-human transplants question the ethics of breeding and sacrificing animals for their parts. Listen to learn about the life of cloned pigs at one biotech research farm and then debate: Should animals be cloned for their organs?
Update: Since this audio story was published, doctors have performed the first successful kidney transplant using an organ from a cloned pig.
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02/29/2024
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