Here’s an exceptional extension to the human animal bond. While still in early development, using pigs to revive damaged human lungs is promising.
By hooking up lungs that had been rejected for transplant to the pigs, research scientists were able to revive the lungs in 24 hours.”
Researchers indicate there are two possible applications for this research. Pigs could be used to recover donor lungs, or patients themselves could be connected to their new lungs before transplantation.
Source: OneZero, July 22, 2020. Link.
INSIGHTS: Reading this I had to ask myself, “How broadly did you think today?”