"J. R. Bruman" wrote:
> Jim Finn wrote:
> >
> > Group -
> >
> > This is NOT good news for those of us with PD.
> >
> > As many of you know I am a "pig cell" transplant patient who has derived
> > great benefit from this highly controversial procedure. To date there have
> > been no viruses detected in my body. The xenotransplantation took place
> > nearly 4 years ago.
> >
> I agree, it's discouraging news. Having followed the debate in
> professional journals for some years now, I must say that the risk
> cited (extinction of homo sapiens) seems a bit overblown; but then
> a tiny voice says, "what if, just this once, the objectors turn
> out to be RIGHT?" I dunno. What became of the plan to breed virus-
> free pigs? Cheers,
> Joe
don't dispare -- progress is being made in other areas.
i think someone felt sorry for the pigs--
they would be delivered by c-section
and then live out their lives in isolation--
which would be hard, because they are a social animal.
has anyone seen the pork meat production feedlots out here on the prairie
abyss?
Morris, MN, USA (where i live) is a center for breeding LEAN porkers.
it is big business and i don't have anything to do with it.
also, most important,
virus DNA is an intrinsinc (sp?) part of pig DNA--
there is no way to seperate out the viruses which are latent
and could become activated
also we don't know much about things like prions
read "The Hot Zone" for a not so fictional mystery-thriller
about viruses being introduced into the human population.
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Ray Strand
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