The numbers are striking:
 
• 8 billion people on Earth
• 10 people in space
• Only *2* people with genetically engineered pig kidneys

As @wolfejosh explains, xenotransplantation – the process of giving humans in need modified animal organs – represents a "directional arrow of progress that's inevitable." It could help save the lives of the 100K Americans waiting on donor transplants.

Listen now:
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us58WjbknsI
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5WuovRYdA8enJZNWcBLwT7
• Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shrinking-the-gap-between-sci-fi-and-sci-fact-josh/id1805868710?i=1000703584700

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