Animal magic? A study about xenografting.
The pursuit of an acceptable solution to solve the "transplant gap" continues. Those awaiting an organ transplant have always far exceeded the donor population. Xenografting, the transplantation of organs from one animal species to another is already technically viable; for example, a pig's kidney to a human being (1).
Dulwich Hospital, King's Healthcare NHS Trust.
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D000818:Animals; D001294:Attitude to Health; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods*; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000523:psychology*