Xenotransplantation – The Liberty Champion

Debating xenotransplantation: Xenotransplantation is unethical

February 20, 2024 Jaida Barber Leave a comment

The lines between a medical breakthrough and playing God are becoming increasingly blurred. Xenotransplantation is one of those lines. Xenotransplantation is the process of transplanting tissues or cells from one species to another. According to a recent WSET news story, a company here in Virginia is leading the way by developing technology that is trying to make it possible to […]

Debating xenotransplantation: Xenotransplantation is ethical

February 20, 2024 McKayla Carter Leave a comment

Every day, people on the waiting list for organs die. There are more people in need of transplantations than there are donors, and xenotransplantation helps to fill that gap. Xenotransplantation is defined as transplantations, implantations or infusions from nonhuman animal sources into human recipients, according to the FDA. However, is xenotransplantation an ethical way to fill the gap in […]