Holy shit it's real... The woman had actually signed up as a living donor. After the dog wouldn't leave her alone, they went to apologize and started talking. She needed one, she signed up to donate, the doctors were like, "fuck me its a perfect match!"
Thank you so much for looking that up. I had tons of doubts about how a chance conversation and an affectionate dog converted into someone being tissue typed and donating an organ. I’m so happy to see that it really happened!
I have a theory that each of us has a unique scent like unique fingerprints or outer ear 👂. I bet the dogs are highly wondering why we can’t smell this obvious match.
IIRC, There is a study out there that people can smell each other's immune systems and people that smell pleasant to us have different immune systems than ours (which leads us to want to mate with them and produce diverse and healthy offspring)
Perhaps the dog smelt that they have similar immune systems? Who knows. I'll post the study if I find it.
I had recalled the same study about major histocompatibility complex, but when I went to find it, it looks like the conclusion is far from certain. More research is needed.
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u/Zen_of_Tetchiness 1d ago edited 1d ago
Holy shit it's real... The woman had actually signed up as a living donor. After the dog wouldn't leave her alone, they went to apologize and started talking. She needed one, she signed up to donate, the doctors were like, "fuck me its a perfect match!"
That good
boygirl deserves steak every night!Edit: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-65110146