It’s always odd when an animal that shouldn’t be somewhere shows up there anyway. This time, a salmon shark washed up in Idah, of all places.
Scientists around the country have been trying to learn how to use animal organs to save human lives for years. On July 14, 2023, Dr. Robert Montgomery, director of New York University’s (NYU) Langone Health and director of their transplant institute, reported to The Associated Press that they have successfully transplanted a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man.
Sometimes the only way to get the point across to employers is a good old-fashioned strike.
Have you ever wondered what goes into organ transplants? Can men's organs be used for women? Does race or ethnicity matter?
Maybe one day science will catch up with illegal animal and animal parts trades such that endangered species are no longer at risk of being captured and killed for their parts.