There are many ethical genetic issues that are controversial and will remain that way forever. Some include disagreements on how humans use animals in biological studies. Xenotransplantation, for example, furthers the use of animals for human benefit. Xenotransplantation, first discovered in the 1900’s, is a method of transplanting live animals cells, tissues, or organs from one species to another. It is becoming more common for animals such as pigs, goats, and monkeys to to be used as organ donors for humans, and it is possible it could save more lives in the future. Yet, Xenotransplantation causes a lot of tension with some people’s moral values. There are many views on Xenotransplantation, and the world is trying to figure out if the pros
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It’s opening new fields of research which ultimately can lead to the cure of cancer. The procedure, if done safely, can cure diseases. Some animals are good at attcking disease and their cells inserted into humans can act as a vaccine. The human lifespan may be prolonged because______. The biggest positive effect of xenotransplantation is that people wait less time for an organ transplant which means less probability to die. There is a great supply of animal organs since humans have control over them. Pigs, for example, have very much in common with humans and heal heart valves are being replaced …show more content…
Since transferring anything from one animal to a human is very unsanitary, there are high risks of infection and rejection because human cells are different from animals. The immune system can reject anything that enters the body that seems foreign. Also, Xenotransplantation is costly and procedures usually need to be repeated more than once. The expenses are necessary because a person's life span can shorten from a dying animal organ. A common opposition to xenotransplantation is the concern of killing animals for human use when it's unnecessary. For xenotransplantation, animals’ lifestyles need to be strictly monitored and it ruins their natural life cycle. People worry about mixing species because it goes against
It’s opening new fields of research which ultimately can lead to the cure of cancer. The procedure, if done safely, can cure diseases. Some animals are good at attcking disease and their cells inserted into humans can act as a vaccine. The human lifespan may be prolonged because______. The biggest positive effect of xenotransplantation is that people wait less time for an organ transplant which means less probability to die. There is a great supply of animal organs since humans have control over them. Pigs, for example, have very much in common with humans and heal heart valves are being replaced …show more content…
Since transferring anything from one animal to a human is very unsanitary, there are high risks of infection and rejection because human cells are different from animals. The immune system can reject anything that enters the body that seems foreign. Also, Xenotransplantation is costly and procedures usually need to be repeated more than once. The expenses are necessary because a person's life span can shorten from a dying animal organ. A common opposition to xenotransplantation is the concern of killing animals for human use when it's unnecessary. For xenotransplantation, animals’ lifestyles need to be strictly monitored and it ruins their natural life cycle. People worry about mixing species because it goes against