Should Funding of Research Int

             Xenotransplants is the donating of living organs from two different species, especially monkeys and pigs to humans. Although xenotransplant is relatively recent, the idea and concept of if it dates back to the early 1900's.
             The word "xenotransplant" comes from Greek. "Xeno" meaning stranger or foreigner and transplant comes from English. A transplant is replacing or adding an organ from another human. All together it means a transplant from a different species. A graft is the organ from the donor and if it comes from a different species it would be called a xenograft.
             The first demonstration of xenotransplantation was seen in 1906, where a French doctor, Alexis Carel, successfully connected a pig's kidney to the circulatory system of a woman. A year later the surgeon did the same to another woman but with a goat's liver. Although neither women survived, his experiments started the idea of using organs from other species to prolong human life.
             Large organizations and campaigns such as CRT (Campaign for Responsible Transplantation) have always deeply opposed xenotransplants from the beginning. Companies and pharmacies such as Pestro's Pharmacies and Novartis have invested billions on xenotransplantation research.
             Currently, Xenotransplanting is being "regulated" by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) over the last several years. FDA has allowed limited clinical experiments, such as the pig's genetic modification and also trials with animal tissues, cells and organs, to act as "bridges", while connected to the patients' circulatory system.
             Numerous attempts to save unhealthy patients were unsuccessful, but there is still much to research.
             I believe that is wrong to kill monkeys for their organs in order to save humans, although I think it might be acceptable from pigs. I think this because pigs aren't comprehensive and smart while some primates h...

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