{"id":2101,"date":"2015-07-11T09:30:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-11T07:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=2101"},"modified":"2023-09-07T13:53:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T11:53:00","slug":"baboon-survives-after-pig-heart-transplant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2015\/07\/baboon-survives-after-pig-heart-transplant\/","title":{"rendered":"Baboon Survives after Pig Heart Transplant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the following article then be prepared to answer some discussion questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2018\/dec\/05\/baboon-survives-pig-heart-organ-transplant-human-trials<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What are your thoughts on this scientific breakthrough?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Should we transplant pig organs into humans? Discuss.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Cite some issues with xenotransplantation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Is it right to alter an animal’s genome for the purpose of using its organs for human patients? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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