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...Scientists used cloning methods to locate and remove the GGTA1 gene from the pigs. GGTA1 is one of two genes that trigger the human immune response and resulting organ rejection. If a strain of pig is developed that lacks these genes, scientists believe that they could harvest their vital organs, such as the heart and lungs, and use them successfully in human patients. Such a process could shorten the wait for organ transplants, saving human lives. There are currently almost 80,000 people in need of organs for transplant in the U.S., according to the United Network for Organ Sharing...
Opting for Organ Donation...
...very pleased to see the article supporting the idea of presumed consent to donate organs [PERSONAL TIME: YOUR HEALTH, Dec. 10]. This means that when a person dies, his organs may be harvested unless he has explicitly refused. It's an approach that can save the lives of thousands who would otherwise die each year waiting for a transplant. Today about 50% of registered organ donors have their wishes overruled by next of kin at the time of death. This has to stop. Organ donation is not a decision that should be made when everyone is upset over the death...
...think anybody believes the debate is over." It only got hotter when an independent company, Advanced Cell Technology, said recently that it had cloned human embryos to produce stem cells. This so-called therapeutic cloning produces cells with the patient's own DNA, reducing problems with future organ transplants. Congress will debate the issue anew next year, when opposing bills on cloning and stem-cell related research will be presented...
...Ryan Adams Gold (Lost Highway) There's an aroma of the young, freewheeling Bob Dylan in the organ and acoustic-guitar textures beloved by this urban folk rocker. On his lyric sheet, word games take a backseat to riffs on love, youth and empty pockets. Boomers nostalgic for their hitchhiking days, as well as their children thumbing a ride to the city for the first time, will find something to get weepy over...