Xenotransplantation: hope or delusion?
Having moved from the realms of science fiction to a rapidly growing research area, xenotransplantation promises numerous benefits to patients in the future. However, deep suspicions of this technology are rife. We suggest an alternative viewpoint to that given in E M Engels' article in Biologist 46(2).
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Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D001290:Attitude; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000523:psychology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission