B2 – Upper Intermediate
A team of scientists who’ve successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig’s heart into a baboon is hoping someday to do the same procedure for human patients desperately in need of replacement organs.
Read the following article then be prepared to answer some discussion questions.
Discussion Questions:
- What are your thoughts on this scientific breakthrough?
- Should we transplant pig organs into humans? Discuss.
- Cite some issues with xenotransplantation.
- Is it right to alter an animal’s genome for the purpose of using its organs for human patients? Why or why not?