National Geographic
For decades, scientists and surgeons around the world have been trying to solve the organ donor crisis. The answer could be rolling in the mud: pigs. Biotech firm eGenesis stands at the forefront of a major revolution in xenotransplantation—an exceedingly advanced scientific technique in which animal matter is transferred into human patients. Powered by advances in gene editing and immunosuppressive medicine, the company is designing, cloning, and raising pigs whose kidneys can be used in human transplant patients without the risk of acute and immediate rejection. It could have major implications for the thousands of sick patients who wait every year for a new kidney. Already, the results have been astonishing: a progression from trial transplants on primates to transplant surgery on brain-dead human recipients—and finally, last March, in a development that made global headlines, to a transplant into a living human recipient. Learn more about the science and future of xenotransplantation at the link in bio. Photographs by @craigmcutler and @_tonyluong
20 hours ago
As if being grown to give meat was not enough suffering. Animals are not supposed to be used, our abuse must stop.
20 hours ago
Animals are here WITH us. Not FOR us. This is not a celebratory moment.
20 hours ago
I actually can't hate this more. So typical of the human race to take another life so selfishly to save their own. Rather than making changes to avoid requiring a kidney transplant in the first place. Why don't we put this research money into the cancer causing agents that are shoved into the foods we eat daily? This is disgusting.
20 hours ago
so, through animal abuse, human race survives?
20 hours ago
Jesus Christ. The picture looks caring and sweet. The message is grotesque.
20 hours ago
STOP ANIMAL ABUSE! CHANGE YOUR LIFESTYLE!
20 hours ago
Uhhh, more animal cruelty 😖 No.
20 hours ago
Kind of want to cry how disgusting this is.
20 hours ago
There’s something so wrong about this.
20 hours ago
We are meant to be evolving to remove animals from laboratories… not creating more situations to imprison them to a life of misery. 😢
19 hours ago
Everyone saying this is animal abuse maybe it is. People are dying by the thousands every single year due to kidney disease. There is no one cause. My dad almost died from kidney disease and the only reason he lived is because a post blew up on social media and somebody decided to transplant for him. Animals are used in much worse ways than this. If you are going to be upset about animal abuse use your time somewhere more productive.
17 hours ago
Crazy to see how many people are crying abt this being bad. But then the moment they need a kidney transplant the same people would be first in line to get this
15 hours ago
I am so happy to see that I wasn’t the only one thinking this is so messed up for the poor animals
16 hours ago
Imagine being upset at the idea of killing a few pigs to save human lives but fine with killing millions of pigs for taste pleasure. Human morality will always fascinate me.
15 hours ago
Can we focus on a healthy population to begin with? Free food, housing, healthcare, and education for starters.
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Mads Peter Iversen Photography
The blue hour also known as twilight is famous for the soft blue light and purple hues. For landscape photography it’s amazing, but when you combine it with artificial light from buildings or light trails from cars it’s superb! Here’s a huge collection of blue hour photos I’ve taken over the years. In my newly released ebook all about light in landscape photography, I have an entire chapter about the blue hour and how to benefit from the light at that time of the day. The ebook is 251 pages making it my most comprehensive ebook to date! The minimal text and tons of examples makes it easy to read though! Not to mention I have added extensive Exif data to all the photos! If you still haven’t got it there is a link in my bio. Happy learning 🤓 Also, again, I must say a massive thank you to all who have already got my new ebook. Thank you! 🙏