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| Romania to set up pig farm for human organ transplant |
| 2004-05-11 |
| The Romanian Comparative Medicine Institute in Bucharest, together with a Dutch company, will set up a pig farm in Arges, south Romania, to provide organs for human transplant, the local daily Adevarul reported on Monday. The genetic material obtained on the farm will be used for human organ and tissue transplant. The Dutch side will bring 200 immunized pregnant pigs to form the starting stock for the project. The report cited an official as saying that Romania is ready to allocate the money needed for the project. According to official projections, the farm will deliver transplant organs to both Romania and abroad in 2006. |
| Posted by:TS(vice girl) |
| #11 Too bad the Islamists let superstition prevent them from saving lives. Precisely, BigEd. You know, it NEVER would have occured to me that the hatred that Moslems raise their children to embrace could end up hurting their children ... Visiting the "sins of the fathers" upon their children is right up there with Panchayat ordered gang rapes or innocent Muslim boys are being gang raped in Darfur. People aren't born Islamic, they're programmed that way. Thinking people are obliged to take notice when human life is thrown away due to ignorance and intolerance. Sidebar: B, if what passes for your "moral code" prevents you from having any compassion for the innocent, I'll stick with mine, thank you. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-05-11 2:04:54 PM |
| #10 not sure if Z is even right. In judaism, you can use medicine from pig products to save a life. Are we sure that NO school of Sharia will allow that. And are we talking about their religion or their rulers? Lots of muslims follow sharia even though not living under Islamist rulers. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-05-11 1:21:27 PM |
| #9 not sure if Z is even right. In judaism, you can use medicine from pig products to save a life. Are we sure that NO school of Sharia will allow that. And are we talking about their religion or their rulers? Lots of muslims follow sharia even though not living under Islamist rulers. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-05-11 1:21:19 PM |
| #8 not sure if Z is even right. In judaism, you can use medicine from pig products to save a life. Are we sure that NO school of Sharia will allow that. And are we talking about their religion or their rulers? Lots of muslims follow sharia even though not living under Islamist rulers. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-05-11 1:21:06 PM |
| #7 Hey Zenster, I was just thinking how great it would be for you if the Taliban came back into business. You could get one of those jobs where you go around whipping everyone for moral violations. You'd be so happy doing that. It's just so you - Zenster, Keeper of the Moral Code. |
| Posted by: B 2004-05-11 1:19:04 PM |
| #6 oh thank you Zenster. Your moral superiority is a beacon to us all. You know, it NEVER would have occured to me that the hatred that Moslems raise their children to embrace could end up hurting their children - never if it weren't for you. God bless you Zenster. We will all look toward you to shame, blame and enlighten us. What would the world do without your superior ability to dampen the wit in the world. |
| Posted by: B 2004-05-11 1:15:44 PM |
| #5 Oink! Z is correct. I wish the Dutch and Romanians good luck in their research! Too bad the Islamists let superstition prevent them from saving lives. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-11 1:11:59 PM |
| #4 how is it sad? I am obliged to point out how lots of children could benefit from this sort of cross species transplant technology but will die instead because the rigid theological doctrine of their Islamist rulers will deny them any such life saving treatments. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-05-11 1:03:46 PM |
| #3 how is it sad? I think it's Darwin at his finest. |
| Posted by: B 2004-05-11 7:23:09 AM |
| #2 I think it's safe to say that none of these useful medical transplants will be diverted to any terrorists. Sort of sad, actually. Maybe we could get a living pig to transplant something into a terrorist (we might have to tie down the terrorist first though). |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-05-11 1:37:41 AM |
| #1 Oink oink! |
| Posted by: Pete Stanley 2004-05-11 1:01:08 AM |